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| 1. | [ noun ] a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc | |
| Examples: | : "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps" |
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| Related terms: | cognition counterpart substitute | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] equal in amount or value | |
| Synonyms: | same equal like | |
| Examples: | "like amounts" "equivalent amounts" "the same amount" "gave one six blows and the other a like number" "an equal number" "the same number" |
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| Related terms: | unlike | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] essentially equal | |
| Examples: | "women are paid less than men doing equivalent work" |
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| Related terms: | equal | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] being essentially equal to something | |
| Synonyms: | tantamount | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | equal | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | equivalent_weight combining_weight eq | |
| Related terms: | atomic_weight | |
| Similar spelling: |
equivalent_to equivalence |
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