Equal, as in value, force, or meaning. Having similar or identical effects.
Igual, com en valor, força o significat. Tenir efectes similars o idèntics.
Being essentially equal, all things considered: a wish that was equivalent to a command.
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Mathematics Capable of being put into a one-to-one relationship. Used of two sets. Having virtually identical or corresponding parts. Of or relating to corresponding elements under an equivalence relation.
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Chemistry Having the same ability to combine.
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Logic Having equivalence: equivalent propositions.
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Something that is essentially equal to another:"The hand is not the biological equivalent of a hammer or a screwdriver; the hand is a multipurpose tool like a Swiss Army knife"(Jonathan Gottschall).