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equivalent
[ ih-kwiv-uh-luhnt ee-kwuh-vey-luhnt ]
adjective
- equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.:
His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
- corresponding in position, function, etc.:
In some ways their prime minister is equivalent to our president.
- Geometry. having the same extent, as a triangle and a square of equal area.
- Mathematics. (of two sets) able to be placed in one-to-one correspondence.
- Chemistry. having the same capacity to combine or react chemically.
noun
- something that is equivalent.
equivalent
/ ɪˈɪəəԳ /
adjective
- equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, significance, etc
- having the same or a similar effect or meaning
- maths
- having a particular property in common; equal
- (of two equations or inequalities) having the same set of solutions
- (of two sets) having the same cardinal number
- maths logic (of two propositions) having an equivalence between them
noun
- something that is equivalent
- short for equivalent weight
equivalent
/ ĭ-ĭ′ə-əԳ /
- Equal, as in value, meaning, or force.
- Of or relating to a relation between two elements that is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive.
- Having a one-to-one correspondence, as between parts. Two triangles having the same area are equivalent, as are two congruent geometric figures.
Derived Forms
- ˈܾԳٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ܾa·Գ· adverb
- ԴDze·ܾa·Գ adjective noun
- non·ܾa·Գ· adverb
- ܲȴ-·ܾa·Գ adjective
- quasi-·ܾa·Գ· adverb
- p··ܾa·Գ adjective noun
- ܲe·ܾa·Գ adjective
- un·ܾa·Գ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of equivalent1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of equivalent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The University of Edinburgh is looking to make £140m of cuts over the next 18 months, the equivalent to about a tenth of the annual spending at the institution.
He has played in the equivalent of less than three full games.
In fact, it’s grown so ubiquitous that it has become an empty gesture, the sartorial equivalent of saying “thank you for your service” to anyone who now serves or ever did.
However, interim principal and vice-chancellor, Prof Shane O'Neill, told the Scottish government's education, children and young people committee that number referred to full-time equivalent posts, and the actual number of people affected would be higher.
Over four years, President Truman and Congress provided bipartisan aid roughly equivalent to $175 billion today.
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