Equivalence Definition

ĭ-kwĭvə-ləns
noun
The condition of being equivalent; equality of quantity, value, force, meaning, etc.
Webster's New World
Equality of combining capacity; the principle that different weights of different substances are equivalent in chemical reactions.
Webster's New World
An equivalence relation.
American Heritage
The relationship that holds for two propositions that are either both true or both false, so that the affirmation of one and the denial of the other results in contradiction.
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(chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.

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verb

To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

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Other Word Forms of Equivalence

Noun

Singular:
equivalence
Plural:
equivalences

Origin of Equivalence

  • From French équivalence

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Equivalence Sentence Examples

  • The equivalence of the four hydrogen atoms of methane rested on indirect evidence, e.g.

  • However, equivalence questions for the deterministic case, whether two grammars or pushdown automata generate the same language or tree are open.

  • Double devolution, by linking the two changes together, implies an equivalence that might not emerge in practice.

  • If we adopt a conception of meaning where truth-conditional equivalence is sufficient for synonymy, we have an apparent counterexample to compositionality.

  • The use of mathematical models to demonstrate safety equivalence is therefore becoming more important.

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Words Starting With

EEQEQU

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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equivalence

Words Starting With E and Ending With E

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With E11 Letter Words Ending With E