equivalence
[ ih-kwiv-uh-luhns or, for 3, ee-kwuh-vey-luhns ]
/ ɪˈkwɪv ə ləns or, for 3, ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləns /
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noun Also equivalency (for defs. 1, 2).
the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
an instance of this; an equivalent.
Chemistry. the quality of having equal valence.
Logic, Mathematics.
- Also called material implication. the relation between two propositions such that the second is not false when the first is true.
- Also called material equivalence. the relation between two propositions such that they are either both true or both false.
- the relation between two propositions such that each logically implies the other.
adjective
(of a logical or mathematical relationship) reflexive, symmetrical, and transitive.
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Origin of equivalence
1535–45; <Middle French <Medieval Latin aequivalentia, equivalent to Latin aequivalent-equivalent + -ia-ia; see -ence
OTHER WORDS FROM equivalence
non·e·quiv·a·lence, nounWords nearby equivalence
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equivalence
equivalency
/ (ɪˈkwɪvələns) /
noun
the state of being equivalent or interchangeable
maths logic
- the relationship between two statements, each of which implies the other
- Also called: biconditional the binary truth-function that takes the value true when both component sentences are true or when both are false, corresponding to English if and only if . Symbol: ≡ or ↔, as in –(p ∧ q) ≡ – p ∨ – q
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