Added 9 October 2026
equivalence
/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.ləns/ noun
Latin root: aequivalentia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about equivalence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
-
The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable.
His answer and yours share equivalence.
-
An act of equating two things; an assertion of equivalence.
I disagree with his equivalence of his behavior with that of an overexcited teenager.
- The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
verb
- To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
Origin
From French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia.
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