equivalence
/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.ləns/
The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable; The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable.; An act of equating two things; an assertion of equivalence
- plural
- equivalences
Meanings
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The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable
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The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable.; An act of equating two things; an assertion of equivalence
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The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both falserare
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An equivalence relation; ≡; ~rare
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A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR functionrare
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A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalencerare
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The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valencyrare
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The state of two notes being separated by one octave or the similarity of two such notesrare
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The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpartrare
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The principle that one long syllable is equal to two short onesrare