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1.
(noun)
equivalent
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.
(noun)
equivalent
,
equivalent weight
,
combining weight
,
eq
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
3.
(adj)
equivalent
,
tantamount(p)
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"
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"equivalent."
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. STANDS4 LLC, 2008. 7 October. 2008.
http://www.definitions.net/definition/equivalent
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