equivalent
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effectSimilar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
» One emu egg is about the equivalent of nine chicken eggs.
Одне яйце ему є еквівалентом приблизно дев'яти куриних яєць.
Одне яйце ему приблизно дорівнює дев'ятьом куриних яєць.
Meaning
7 sensesSimilar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
gleichwertig, entsprechend, äquivalent
равноце́нныйravnocénnyj, эквивале́нтныйekvivaléntnyj
рівноці́ннийrivnocínnyj, еквівале́нтнийekvivaléntnyj
Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
äquivalent
Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
äquivalent
эквивале́нтныйekvivaléntnyj
Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
Having the equal ability to combine.
being essentially equal to something
Of a map, equal-area.
Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
A square may be equivalent to a triangle.
Examples
81 sentencesOne emu egg is about the equivalent of nine chicken eggs.
Одне яйце ему є еквівалентом приблизно дев'яти куриних яєць. — deniko
His request was equivalent to an order.
deSeine Bitte kam einem Befehl gleich. — xtofu80
A meter isn't quite equivalent to a yard.
ruМетр - это не совсем ярд. — marafon
deEin Meter entspricht nicht ganz einem Yard. — Waldelfe
It's the equivalent of sawing off the branch you're sitting on.
ruЭто всё равно что пилить сук, на котором сидишь. — marafon
The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.
ruСумма возрастов детей равнялась возрасту отца. — Hellerick
Translations
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Origin
From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle ofFrom Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“to be equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent.
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Forms
more equivalent, most equivalent| Comparative | more equivalent Lesson |
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| Superlative | most equivalent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- being essentially equal to something:tantamount
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
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