Dictionary Definition
equivalent adj
1 equal in amount or value; "like amounts";
"equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and
the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"
[syn: like, equal, same] [ant: unlike]
2 being essentially equal to something; "it was
as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his
statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" [syn: tantamount(p)]
Noun
1 a person or thing equal to another in value or
measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars
or the equivalent in stamps"
2 the atomic weight of an element that has the
same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the
standard is 8 for oxygen [syn: equivalent
weight, combining
weight, eq]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Etymology
From aequivalentem (nominative of aequivalens).Adjective
- similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal
- of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
- relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
- having the equal ability to combine
- of a map, equal-area
Translations
similar or identical in value
- Finnish: samanlainen, vastaava
- French: équivalent
- German: gleichwertig
- Portuguese: equivalente
- Swedish: ekvivalent
- Telugu: సమానము (samaanamu)
of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
- Finnish: ekvivalentti
- French: équivalent
- German: äquivalent
- Portuguese: equivalente
- Telugu: సమానము (samaanamu)
relating to the corresponding elements of an
equivalence relation
- Finnish: ekvivalentti
- French: équivalent
- German: äquivalent
- Portuguese: equivalente
- Swedish: ekvivalent
- Telugu: సమానము (samaanamu)
equal-area See equal-area
Noun
- anything that is virtually equal to another
- an equivalent weight
Translations
anything that is virtually equal to another
- French: équivalent
- German: Entsprechung , Äquivalent
- Portuguese: equivalente
Extensive Definition
Equivalence or equivalent may refer to:
- In chemistry:
- In computing:
- In ethics:
- In history:
- The Equivalent, a sum paid from England to Scotland at their Union in 1707.
- In logic:
- In mathematics:
- Equivalence relation
- Equivalence of categories
- Improper rotation equivalence
- Rotational equivalence
- Probabilistic equivalence
- In patent law:
- In music:
- Enharmonic equivalence
- Inversional equivalence
- Octave equivalence
- Permutational equivalence
- Transpositional equivalence
- In relativity:
- In translation:
equivalent in French: Équivalence
equivalent in Interlingua (International
Auxiliary Language Association): Equivalentia
(disambiguation)
equivalent in Hungarian: Ekvivalencia
equivalent in Dutch: Equivalent
equivalent in Polish: Ekwiwalent
equivalent in Slovak: Ekvivalencia
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Doppelganger, accordant, actual thing,
affirmative,
agent, agnate, agreeable, agreeing, akin, alike, all one, all the same,
ally, alter ego, alternate, alternative, analogon, analogous, analogue, analogy, answerable, answering, associate, at one, backup, balance, ballast, brother, carbon copy, change, changeable, changeling, close, close copy, close match,
coequal, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, cognate, coherent, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, commensurate, commutable, commutative, companion, comparable, comparison, compatible, compeer, complement, complemental, complementary, concordant, concurring, conformable, congenator, congener, congenial, congruent, congruous, consentaneous, consentient, consideration, consistent, consonant, convertible, cooperating, cooperative, coordinate, copy, correlate, correlative, correspondent, corresponding, coterminous, counterbalance, counterfeit, counterpart, counterpoise, counterweight, dead
ringer, deputy, ditto, double, dummy, duplicate, en rapport,
equal, equalizing, equiparant, equipoise, equipollent, ersatz, even, exact counterpart, exchange, exchanged, facsimile, fake, fellow, fill-in, ghost, ghostwriter, give-and-take,
harmonious, homograph, homologous, homonym, homophone, idem, identic, identical, identical same,
image, imitation, in accord, in
agreement, in rapport, in sync, in synchronization, inaccordance, indistinguishable,
inharmony, interchangeable,
interchanged,
kindred spirit, like,
like-minded, likeness,
locum tenens, makeshift, makeweight, match, matching, mate, metaphor, metonymy, mock, much the same, mutual, near duplicate, next best
thing, no other, none other, obverse, of a kind, of a piece,
of a size, of like mind, of one mind, offset, on all fours, opposite
number, parallel,
paralleling,
peer, pendant, permutable, personnel, phony, picture, pinch, pinch hitter, positive, proportionate, provisional, proxy, quid pro quo, reciprocal, reciprocating, reciprocative, reconcilable, relief, replacement, replica, representative, reserve, reserves, retaliatory, returnable, ringer, rival, second self, second string,
secondary,
self-consistent, selfsame, setoff, sign, similar, similitude, simulacrum, sister, something of value, soul
mate, spare, spares, spit and image, spitting
image, stand-in, standard, stopgap, sub, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, such, suchlike, superseder, supplanter, surrogate, swapped, switched, symbiotic, symbol, synchronized, synchronous, synecdoche, synonym, synonymous, tally, tantamount, temporary, tentative, the like of, the
likes of, the same, the same difference, third string, tit for tat,
token, traded, transposed, twin, unanimous, understudy, undifferenced, uniform, unisonant, unisonous, utility, utility player, very
image, very same, vicar,
vicarious,
vice-president, vice-regent