equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

noun

  1. 1

    Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

  2. 2

    An equivalent weight.

verb

  1. 1

    To make equivalent to; to equal.

adjective

  1. 1

    Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.

    To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
  2. 2

    Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.

  3. 3

    Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.

  4. 4

    Having the equal ability to combine.

  5. 5

    Of a map, equal-area.

  6. 6

    Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.

    A square may be equivalent to a triangle.

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