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Definitions for Equivalent
[1] equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
[2] corresponding in position, function, etc.: In some ways their prime minister is equivalent to our president.
[3] Geometry . having the same extent, as a triangle and a square of equal area.
[4] Mathematics . (of two sets) able to be placed in one-to-one correspondence.
[5] Chemistry . having the same capacity to combine or react chemically.
[6] something that is equivalent.
[7] equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, significance, etc
[8] having the same or a similar effect or meaning
[9] maths having a particular property in common; equal (of two equations or inequalities) having the same set of solutions (of two sets) having the same cardinal number
[10] maths logic (of two propositions) having an equivalence between them
[11] something that is equivalent
[12] short for equivalent weight
Words related to Equivalent
identical, comparable, corresponding, equal, proportionate, tantamount, commensurate, even, agnate, correspondent, like, reciprocal, duplicate, correlative, carbon, convertible, copy, parallel, substitute, ditto
Words nearby Equivalent
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Origin of Equivalent
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin aequivalent- (stem of aequivalēns ), present participle of aequivalēre. See equi-, -valent
Words that may be confused with Equivalent
Other words from Equivalent
e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb
non·e·quiv·a·lent , adjective, noun
non·e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb
qua·si-e·quiv·a·lent , adjective
qua·si-e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb
su·per·e·quiv·a·lent , adjective, noun
un·e·quiv·a·lent , adjective
un·e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Equivalent
C15: from Late Latin aequivalēns, from aequivalēre to be equally significant, from Latin aequi- equi- + valēre to be worth
Synonyms for Equivalent
commensurate, comparable, corresponding, equal, identical, proportionate, tantamount, agnate, carbon, convertible, copy, correlative, correspondent, ditto, duplicate, even, like, parallel, reciprocal, substitute, akin, alike, analogous, homologous, indistinguishable, interchangeable, of a kind, same difference, synonymous