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Meaning of 'equivalent'
Meaning of 'equivalent' (Webster Dictionary)
1. 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. [ a.]- Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle.
- Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries.
2. Equivalent [ n.]
- Something equivalent; that which is equal in value,
worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done. [ 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.
- 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.
3. Equivalent [ v. t.]
- To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'equivalent' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. equivalent [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
Example in sentence:
- send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
2. equivalent [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- being essentially equal to something
- being essentially equal to something
Example in sentence:
- a wish that was equivalent to a command;
- his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt;
- it was as good as gold
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