Definition of "equivalent" []

• Equal, as in value, force, or meaning. (adjective)
• Having similar or identical effects. (adjective)
• Being essentially equal, all things considered: a wish that was equivalent to a command. (adjective)
• Mathematics Capable of being put into a one-to-one relationship. Used of two sets. (adjective)
• Mathematics Having virtually identical or corresponding parts. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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