Equivalence

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  • noun. The state or condition of being equivalent; equality.
  • noun. An equivalence relation.
  • noun. The relationship that holds for two propositions that are either both true or both false, so that the affirmation of one and the denial of the other results in contradiction.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To be equivalent to; counterpoise.
  • noun. The condition of being equivalent; equality in value; correspondence in signification, force, nature, or the like: as, a universal equivalence of weights and measures is extremely desirable; exact equivalence between different words is rare. Also equivalency.
  • noun. In chem., capability of mutual replacement, in chemical combination, of definite quantities of different substances: thus, there is equivalence between approximately 18.07 parts of aluminium, 40.1 of calcium, 46.1 of sodium, and 55.9 of (ferrous) iron in combining with the same fixed quantity of oxygen.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
  • noun. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force.
  • noun. Equal power or force; equivalent amount.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. 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. See Valence.
  • noun. The degree of combining power as determined by relative weight. See Equivalent, n., 2.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
  • noun. An equivalence relation; ; ~
  • noun. The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
  • verb. To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
  • noun. essential equality and interchangeability
  • noun. qualities that are comparable
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    "It was then, also, that he coined the term equivalence principle."
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