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Definitions for equivalent
ɪˈkwɪv ə lənt or, for 5 , ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləntequiv·a·lent
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Princeton's WordNet
equivalentnoun
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"
equivalent, equivalent weight, combining weight, eqadjective
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
equivalent, tantamount(p)adjective
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"
Wiktionary
equivalentnoun
Anything that is virtually equal to another.
equivalentnoun
An equivalent weight.
equivalentverb
To make equivalent to; to equal.
equivalentadjective
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
equivalentadjective
Of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship.
equivalentadjective
Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
equivalentadjective
Having the equal ability to combine.
equivalentadjective
Of a map, equal-area.
Etymology: From aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalens, present active participle of aequivaleo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Equivalentadjective
Etymology: æquus and valens, Latin.
Things
Well nigh equivalent, and neighb’ring value,
By lot are parted; but the value, high heav’n, thy share,
In equal balance laid with earth and hell,
Flings up the adverse scale, and shuns proportion. Matthew Prior.No fair to thine
Equivalent, or second! which compell’d
Me thus, though importune perhaps, to come
And gaze, and worship thee. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.The dread of Israel’s foes, who, with a strength
Equivalent to angels, walk’d their streets,
None offering fight. John Milton, Agonistes, l. 342.The consideration of publick utility is, by very good advice, judged at the least equivalent with the easier kind of necessity. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 9.
The use of the word minister is brought down to the literal signification of it, a servant; for now to serve and to minister, servile and ministerial, are terms equivalent. Robert South, Sermons.
Equivalentnoun
A thing of the same weight, dignity, or value.
The slave without a ransom shall be sent;
It rests for you to make th’ equivalent. John Dryden, Homer.Fancy a regular obedience to one law will be a full equivalent for their breach of another. John Rogers, Sermon 13.
ChatGPT
equivalent
Equivalent generally refers to a state or condition in which two or more things are equal or have the same value, function, size, or meaning. In various contexts, it can also refer to equivalent units, items, elements, or entities having the capacity to be substituted one for the other without altering the outcome or result in a specific situation.
Webster Dictionary
Equivalentadjective
equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning
Equivalentadjective
equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle
Equivalentadjective
contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries
Equivalentnoun
something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done
Equivalentnoun
that comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. Specifically: (a) The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16
Equivalentnoun
a combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base
Equivalentverb
to make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence
Etymology: [L. aequivalens, -entis, p. pr. of aequivalere to have equal power; aequus equal + valere to be strong, be worth: cf. F. quivalent. See Equal, and Valiant.]
Wikidata
Equivalent
The equivalent, sometimes termed the molar equivalent, is a unit of amount of substance used in chemistry and the biological sciences. The equivalent is formally defined as the amount of a substance which will either: ⁕react with or supply one mole of hydrogen ions in an acid–base reaction; or ⁕react with or supply one mole of electrons in a redox reaction. The mass of one equivalent of a substance is called its equivalent weight. A historical definition, used especially for the chemical elements, describes an equivalent as the amount of a substance that will react with one gram of hydrogen, or with eight grams of oxygen, or with 35.5 grams of chlorine, or displaces any of the three. In practice, the amount of a substance in equivalents often has a very small magnitude, so it is frequently described in terms of milliequivalents, the prefix milli denoting that the measure is divided by 1000. Very often, the measure is used in terms of milliequivalents of solute per litre of solvent. This is especially common for measurement of compounds in biological fluids; for instance, the healthy level of potassium in the blood of a human is defined between 3.5 and 5.0 mEq/L.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Equivalent
e-kwiv′a-lent, adj. equal in value, power, meaning, &c.—n. a thing equivalent.—n. Equiv′alence.—adv. Equiv′alently. [Fr.,—L. æquus, equal, valens, valentis, pr.p. of valēre, to be worth.]
Editors Contribution
equivalent
Equal in amount, value or number.
The equivalent amount of food was put at the table for everyone.
Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'equivalent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3770
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'equivalent' in Nouns Frequency: #1709
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'equivalent' in Adjectives Frequency: #499
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of equivalent in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of equivalent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of equivalent in a Sentence
The IPCC is The IPCC report for climate science, but we tend tofocus very selectively on the worst news, often overstating the effects of Climate Change on extreme weather events. Oftenadaptation is ignored, although it can alleviate much or sometimes almost all of climate damages, although climate change in total has negative impacts, we rarely hear about thepositive impacts, such as aprofound global greeningof the planet, equivalent to two more continents of green, each the size of Australia.
Logic says that the UK will try and negotiate an agreement which still gives them access to freedom of movement of goods and capital but not people. That will require the UK to keep a huge range of EU policies and it is likely that the EU ETS would be one of them, however, you could see a world where it pulls out of the EU ETS and just keep the carbon tax and argue it's an equivalent measure. Really, all we have now is uncertainty.
They're essentially the marine equivalent of an island species, the vaquitas' naturally low abundance has allowed them to gradually purge highly deleterious recessive gene variants that might negatively affect their health under inbreeding.
This is the first time that we've been able to get to these really intense winds of Category 5 equivalent in the laboratory and study how they interact with the ocean surface, we want to know how they get from less intense to more intense and all different steps along the way.
Diligence is equivalent to a prayer.
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- ما يعادلArabic
- еквивалентен, еквивале́нт, равностоенBulgarian
- ekvivalent, ekvivalentníCzech
- ækvivalentDanish
- Äquivalent, Entsprechung, gleichwertig, entsprechendGerman
- ισοδύναμοςGreek
- ekvivalentaEsperanto
- equivalenteSpanish
- همسنگ, معادل, برابرPersian
- ekvivalentti, vastaava, samanlainenFinnish
- équivalentFrench
- luach-chomaoinIrish
- leithidScottish Gaelic
- बराबरHindi
- համարժեքArmenian
- equivalenteItalian
- המקבילהHebrew
- 相当Japanese
- hāngaitanga, tauriteMāori
- gelijkwaardigDutch
- ekvivalentNorwegian Nynorsk
- ekvivalentNorwegian
- equivalentePortuguese
- echivalent, echivalentăRomanian
- эквивале́нтный, равноце́нный, эквивале́нтRussian
- motsvarighet, ekvivalent, likvärdigSwedish
- సమానముTelugu
- muadilTurkish
- еквівалентUkrainian
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