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Equivalent
/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
📖 Definitions of "Equivalent"
noun
- 1
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
- 2
An equivalent weight.
verb
- 1
To make equivalent to; to equal.
adjective
- 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
Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.
- 3
Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
- 4
Having the equal ability to combine.
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