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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-kwiv-uh-luh ns or for 3, ee-kwuh-vey-luh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈkwɪv ə ləns or for 3, ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləns



Definition of equivalence

Origin :
  • 1540s, from French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia, from aequivalentem (see equivalent). Related: Equivalency (1530s).
  • noun sameness, similarity
Example sentences :
  • Then the expression of equivalence of A and B remains unchanged.
  • Extract from : « A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy » by Karl Marx
  • He satisfies himself as to the equivalence of the servicesthat is all.
  • Extract from : « Harmonies of Political Economy » by Frdric Bastiat
  • If we had the means of measurement we could prove the equivalence from step to step.
  • Extract from : « Life Everlasting » by John Fiske
  • There is no law of equivalence, of conservation of energy, in social forces.
  • Extract from : « Social Value » by B. M. Anderson
  • By 1709 these species had sunk in equivalence to 12 livres 15 sols.
  • Extract from : « The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 » by William Arthur Shaw
  • These latter were fixed at an equivalence of 14 and 7-florin respectively.
  • Extract from : « The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 » by William Arthur Shaw
  • The change of equivalence must be followed in the accompanying tables.
  • Extract from : « The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 » by William Arthur Shaw
  • He founded his Scepticism on the equivalence of opposing arguments.
  • Extract from : « Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism » by Mary Mills Patrick
  • Corn is a good example of the equivalence of the two sources of energy.
  • Extract from : « Creative Chemistry » by Edwin E. Slosson
  • When energy is transformed there is an equivalence between the new form and the old.
  • Extract from : « Edward Caldwell Moore » by Edward Moore

Synonyms for equivalence

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