Definition of EQUIVALENCE

equivalence

Meanings

Plural: equivalences

Noun

  • a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
  • essential equality and interchangeability
  • qualities that are comparable
  • The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
  • An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
  • The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
  • The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
  • A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
  • A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
  • The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.

Verb

  • To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

Origin / Etymology

From French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia.

Antonyms

nonequivalence

Scrabble Score: 25

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Words With Friends Score: 30

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