equivalence

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
2. (countable) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
3. (uncountable) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
4. (countable, uncountable) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
5. (countable, uncountable) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
6. (countable, uncountable) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
7. (countable, uncountable) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.

Verb

To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

Synonyms

equivalency

equivalent

equality

correspondence

equation

par

balance

conformity

comparability

parity

compare

comparison

tantamount

equal value

parallelism

similarity

sufficiency

equivalent weight

eventness

accordance

Eq

adequacy

adequateness

analogy

argument

debate

equilibrium

equipollent

equity

evenness

fit

homology

normal

opposition

Translations

équivalence

equivalencia

equivalenza

Äquivalenz

Gleichwertigkeit

equivalència

equivalência

equipollenza

comparaison

gelijkwaardigheid

Gegenüberstehen

Wortwechsel

comparança

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.ləns/

Etymology

From French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia.