equivalent [ih-kwiv -uh -luh nt or for 5 , ee-kwuh -vey -luh nt]
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See more synonyms for equivalent on Thesaurus.com equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt. corresponding in position, function, etc.: In some ways their prime minister is equivalent to our president. Geometry having the same extent, as a triangle and a square of equal area. Mathematics (of two sets) able to be placed in one-to-one correspondence. Chemistry having the same capacity to combine or react chemically. Show More
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Origin of equivalent 1425–75; late Middle English <
Late Latin aequivalent- (stem of
aequivalēns ), present participle of
aequivalēre. See
equi- ,
-valent Related forms e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb non·e·quiv·a·lent , adjective, noun non·e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb qua·si-e·quiv·a·lent , adjective qua·si-e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb su·per·e·quiv·a·lent , adjective, noun un·e·quiv·a·lent , adjective un·e·quiv·a·lent·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for equivalent identical ,
comparable ,
corresponding ,
equal ,
proportionate ,
tantamount ,
commensurate ,
even ,
agnate ,
correspondent ,
like ,
reciprocal ,
duplicate ,
correlative ,
carbon ,
convertible ,
copy ,
parallel ,
substitute ,
ditto Examples from the Web for equivalent Contemporary Examples of equivalent It was the equivalent of becoming a black Klansman or Jewish Nazi.
The two scientific stories resort to the equivalent of Mathematics for Dummies andPhysics for Dummies.
I was lost, fresh back from Vietnam, searching, maybe, for a peril the equivalent of war but aimed in the direction of life.
Since 2004, US oil output has jumped by about 56 percent, the equivalent of pumping an extra 3.1 million barrels a day.
There is no Kevin Spacey equivalent in video game voice acting.
Historical Examples of equivalent There is no good English equivalent for Soto's title of Adelantado.
The "wicked uncle" then ascended the throne, or its equivalent .
Here we have the equivalent of exactly 24 pounds per horsepower.
All this was equivalent to my formal adoption as Mr. Stewart's son.
If you get the laugh you have your equivalent , and the writer has his.
British Dictionary definitions for equivalent equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, significance, etc having the same or a similar effect or meaning maths having a particular property in common; equal (of two equations or inequalities) having the same set of solutions (of two sets) having the same cardinal number maths logic (of two propositions) having an equivalence between them Show More
Derived Forms equivalently , adverb Word Origin for equivalent C15: from Late Latin aequivalēns, from aequivalēre to be equally significant, from Latin aequi- equi- + valēre to be worth
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Word Origin and History for equivalent adj. early 15c., from Middle French equivalent and directly from Late Latin aequivalentem (nominative aequivalens ) "equivalent," present participle of aequivalere "be equivalent," from Latin aequus "equal" (see equal ) + valere "be well, be worth" (see valiant ). As a noun from c.1500.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
equivalent [ĭ-kwĭv′ ə-lənt]
Equal, as in value, force, or meaning. Show More
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equivalent [ĭ-kwĭv′ ə-lənt]
Equal, as in value, meaning, or force. Of or relating to a relation between two elements that is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive. Having a one-to-one correspondence, as between parts. Two triangles having the same area are equivalent, as are two congruent geometric figures. Show More
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