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equivalency

[ ih-kwiv-uh-luhn-see ]

noun

plural equivalencies.


equivalency

/ ˌɛ°ì·Éɪˈ±¹±ðɪ±ôÉ™²Ô²õɪ /

noun

  1. chem the state of having equal valencies
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±ð±ç³Ü¾±Ëˆ±¹²¹±ô±ð²Ô³Ù, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôe·±ç³Ü¾±±¹î€ƒa·±ô±ð²Ô·³¦²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of equivalency1

From the Medieval Latin word aequivalentia, dating back to 1525–35. See equivalent, -ency
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Since recent events revealed a comprehension gap on two significant fronts, Amber Ruffin and Seth Meyers took it upon themselves on Monday’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers†to explain a few things about false equivalency and journalism’s purpose.

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“And they want that false equivalency that the media does . . . It feels great. It makes them feel like human beings. But they shouldn't get to feel that way, because they're not.â€

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He didn’t mention that Ruffin said on a podcast last week that the Trump administration was “kind of a bunch of murderers†who wanted the “false equivalency that the media does†because it “makes them feel like human beings, but they shouldn’t get to feel that way, because they’re not†— and that there was “no way†she was going to mock both parties at the dinner.

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Don’t mistake this for a false equivalency of ideological offenders.

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The White House accuses the Hague-based ICC of creating a "shameful moral equivalency" between Hamas and Israel by issuing the warrants for the Israeli leaders and a Hamas commander at the same time, according to a fact sheet circulated by the White House earlier.

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