Equivalence
noun
The state of being equal or the same in value, quantity, function, meaning, etc.
Given their equal mass and velocity, the two cars have mechanical equivalence.
Often appears as...
- quantitative equivalence
- equivalence relation
noun
In mathematics, it refers to a relationship between two things that are the same in some particular way.
In set theory, an equivalence relation is a binary relation that is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive.
Often appears as...
- equivalence class
- equivalence relation
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Academic
noun
In chemistry, it is the quantity of a substance that can react with, or is equivalent to, an atom, a molecule, or an ion of another substance.
The concept of equivalence is used in stoichiometry calculations.
Often appears as...
- equivalence point
- equivalence factor
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Academic
noun
In computing, it is the ability of different systems to use the same data or resources without any special manipulation.
Data equivalence in databases ensures that different systems can handle the same information seamlessly.
Often appears as...
- data equivalence
- system equivalence
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Technical
noun
In law, it refers to the condition of being the same in law or fact, or equal in legal effectiveness or validity.
Jurisdictional equivalence ensures that different courts can have equal power and authority over certain areas or subjects.
Often appears as...
- jurisdictional equivalence
- legal equivalence
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Academic
noun
The state of being equal or the same in value, quantity, function, meaning, etc.
Given their equal mass and velocity, the two cars have mechanical equivalence.
Often appears as...
- quantitative equivalence
- equivalence relation
noun
In mathematics, it refers to a relationship between two things that are the same in some particular way.
In set theory, an equivalence relation is a binary relation that is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive.
Often appears as...
- equivalence class
- equivalence relation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In chemistry, it is the quantity of a substance that can react with, or is equivalent to, an atom, a molecule, or an ion of another substance.
The concept of equivalence is used in stoichiometry calculations.
Often appears as...
- equivalence point
- equivalence factor
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In computing, it is the ability of different systems to use the same data or resources without any special manipulation.
Data equivalence in databases ensures that different systems can handle the same information seamlessly.
Often appears as...
- data equivalence
- system equivalence
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In law, it refers to the condition of being the same in law or fact, or equal in legal effectiveness or validity.
Jurisdictional equivalence ensures that different courts can have equal power and authority over certain areas or subjects.
Often appears as...
- jurisdictional equivalence
- legal equivalence
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Understand that 'equivalence' changes meaning depending on the subject you're discussing.
The equivalence in their experiences made them best friends.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Exact
'Equivalence' implies a level of sameness but doesn't always mean things are identical.
The photographer strived for color equivalence in the differing light.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Understand that 'equivalence' changes meaning depending on the subject you're discussing.
The equivalence in their experiences made them best friends.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Exact
'Equivalence' implies a level of sameness but doesn't always mean things are identical.
The photographer strived for color equivalence in the differing light.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Understand that 'equivalence' changes meaning depending on the subject you're discussing.
The equivalence in their experiences made them best friends.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Exact
'Equivalence' implies a level of sameness but doesn't always mean things are identical.
The photographer strived for color equivalence in the differing light.
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How to seek truth in the...
not creating a forced moral equivalence or a factual equivalence. And when you come up against that crisis point in situations of grave violations of international and humanitarian law, if you don't understand what you're seeing, if you don't understand the truth
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National Geographic...
that he made called equivalences for me what I'm trying to do is to give you the equivalent emotional reaction I had at the time not the literal interpretation but that sense of equivalence what is that inner vibration
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Why the metric system...
into the surface of Mars? Actually, everything. That crash happened due to an error in converting between two measurement systems, U.S. customary units and their S.I, or metric, equivalence.
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How to seek truth in the...
not creating a forced moral equivalence or a factual equivalence. And when you come up against that crisis point in situations of grave violations of international and humanitarian law, if you don't understand what you're seeing, if you don't understand the truth
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National Geographic...
that he made called equivalences for me what I'm trying to do is to give you the equivalent emotional reaction I had at the time not the literal interpretation but that sense of equivalence what is that inner vibration
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Why the metric system...
into the surface of Mars? Actually, everything. That crash happened due to an error in converting between two measurement systems, U.S. customary units and their S.I, or metric, equivalence.
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Saint-John Perse
French Diplomat
In truth, every creation of the mind is first of all 'poetic' in the proper sense of the word; and inasmuch as there exists an equivalence between the modes of sensibility and intellect, it is the same function that is exercised initially in the enterprises of the poet and the scientist.
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Dennis Prager
American Journalist
There was one thing more than any other that turned this New York, liberal, Jewish, Columbia University graduate student away from modern liberalism: its use of moral equivalence to avoid confronting evil during the Cold War.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
You're never going to hear me say, 'Well, I've been critical of Obama five times, so now I need to be critical of McCain five times.' That is a false equivalence, and that's what I think is wrong with journalism.
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Joe Clark
Canadian Scientist
The issue in Web accessibility is the fact that blind and visually-impaired people need the single biggest boost to achieve equivalence, since the real-world Web is a visual medium.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
German Politician
When Presidents Trump, Putin and Erdogan are mentioned in the same breath here in Germany, as they are all too often, this is a false equivalence that cannot be tolerated.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
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Theodore Bikel
Austrian Actor
One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that way.
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Saint-John Perse
French Diplomat
In truth, every creation of the mind is first of all 'poetic' in the proper sense of the word; and inasmuch as there exists an equivalence between the modes of sensibility and intellect, it is the same function that is exercised initially in the enterprises of the poet and the scientist.
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Dennis Prager
American Journalist
There was one thing more than any other that turned this New York, liberal, Jewish, Columbia University graduate student away from modern liberalism: its use of moral equivalence to avoid confronting evil during the Cold War.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
You're never going to hear me say, 'Well, I've been critical of Obama five times, so now I need to be critical of McCain five times.' That is a false equivalence, and that's what I think is wrong with journalism.
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Joe Clark
Canadian Scientist
The issue in Web accessibility is the fact that blind and visually-impaired people need the single biggest boost to achieve equivalence, since the real-world Web is a visual medium.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
German Politician
When Presidents Trump, Putin and Erdogan are mentioned in the same breath here in Germany, as they are all too often, this is a false equivalence that cannot be tolerated.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
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Theodore Bikel
Austrian Actor
One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that way.
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