equivalent

Adj

1. Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
2. Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
3. Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
4. Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
5. Having the equal ability to combine.
6. Of a map, equal-area.
7. Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.

Noun

1. Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
2. An equivalent weight.

Verb

To make equivalent to; to equal.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Etymology

From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“I am equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent.

Synonyms

equal

similar

same

equivalence

tantamount

considerable

like

par

corresponding

parallel

even

appropriate

comparable

uniform

equivalent weight

of equal value

substitute

equivalency

identical

analogous

combining weight

match

counterpart

proportional

equipollent

peer

parity

eq

of equal worth

alike

interchangeable

synonymous

respondent

straight

succedaneum

suchlike

unvarying

value

EQ

self-same

bioequivalent

equal value

equal-area

isovalent

accordant

Eq

adequation

adjoining

allow

answering

Translations

équivalent

equivalente

equivalente

equivalente

gleichwertig

äquivalent

equivalent

gelijkwaardig

equivalent

ισοδύναμος

eşit

Äquivalent

ισάξιος

ίσος

gleichviel

Sentences

He was the equivalent of the Roman Vertumnus .

The nearest equivalent in pre-Union Scotland was the royal burgh .