Definition of equivalent Equivalent

/ɪkwɪˈvʌlʌnt/ - [ikwivulunt] - e•quiv•a•lent

We found 26 definitions of equivalent from 6 different sources.

What does equivalent mean?

Noun Plural: equivalents
equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
		cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
		opposite number, counterpart, vis-a-vis a duplicate copy
equivalent - the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
		equivalent weight, combining weight, eq
Adjective
equivalent - being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
		tantamount
		equal having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

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equivalent (Noun)
Anything that is virtually equal to another.
equivalent (Noun)
An equivalent weight .
equivalent (Verb)
To make equivalent to; to equal.
equivalent (Adjective)
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
equivalent (Adjective)
Of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship.
equivalent (Adjective)
Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation .
equivalent (Adjective)
Having the equal ability to combine.
equivalent (Adjective)
Of a map, equal-area.

equivalent (a.)
Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.
equivalent (a.)
Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle.
equivalent (a.)
Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries.
equivalent (n.)
Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done.
equivalent (n.)
That comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. Specifically: (a) The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16.
equivalent (n.)
A combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base.
equivalent (v. t.)
To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.

equivalent
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect.
equivalent
Anything that is virtually equal to something else.
equivalent
Of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship.
equivalent
Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
equivalent
Having the equal ability to combine.
equivalent
Of a map, having the property that equal areas on the map represent equal areas on the mapped surface.

equivalent
e-kwiv′a-lent, adj. equal in value, power, meaning, &c.—n. a thing equivalent.—n. Equiv′alence.—adv. Equiv′alently. [Fr.,—L. æquus, equal, valens, valentis, pr.p. of valēre, to be worth.]