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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, v. t.
     To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] --Sir
     T. Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\ ([-e]*kw[i^]v"[.a]*lens), n. [Cf.
     F. ['e]quivalence, LL. aequivalentia.]
     1. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of
        worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence
        of definitions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Equal power or force; equivalent amount.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Chem.)
        (a) 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; valency.
            See Valence.
        (b) The degree of combining power as determined by
            relative weight. See Equivalent, n., 2. [R.]
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]quivalence, LL.
     aequivalentia.]
     1. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of
        worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence
        of definitions.
  
     2. Equal power or force; equivalent amount.
  
     3. (Chem.)
        (a) 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; valency.
            See Valence.
        (b) The degree of combining power as determined by
            relative weight. See Equivalent, n., 2. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, v. t.
     To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] --Sir
     T. Browne.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  equivalence
       n 1: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally
            balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality, equation,
             par]
       2: essential equality and interchangeability [ant: nonequivalence]
       3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the
          two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare,
           comparability]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  equivalence
     Αγγλικά n.
     ισοδυναμία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  equivalence
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or
  essentially equal.
     2 (lb en countable mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
     3 (lb en uncountable logic) The relationship between two propositions
  that are either both true or both false.
     4 (lb en chemistry) 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; valency.
     5 (lb en mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both
  input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but
  otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
     6 (lb en geometry) 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 equivalence.
     7 (lb en translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in
  one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  equivalence
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or
  essentially equal.
     2 (lb en countable mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
     3 (lb en uncountable logic) The relationship between two propositions
  that are either both true or both false.
     4 (lb en chemistry) 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; valency.
     5 (lb en mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both
  input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but
  otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
     6 (lb en geometry) 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 equivalence.
     7 (lb en translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in
  one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  equivalence
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or
  essentially equal.
     2 (lb en countable mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
     3 (lb en uncountable logic) The relationship between two propositions
  that are either both true or both false.
     4 (lb en chemistry) 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; valency.
     5 (lb en mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both
  input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but
  otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
     6 (lb en geometry) 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 equivalence.
     7 (lb en translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in
  one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  equivalence
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or
  essentially equal.
     2 (lb en countable mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
     3 (lb en uncountable logic) The relationship between two propositions
  that are either both true or both false.
     4 (lb en chemistry) 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; valency.
     5 (lb en mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both
  input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but
  otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
     6 (lb en geometry) 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 equivalence.
     7 (lb en translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in
  one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  equivalence
     Englanti n.
     vastaavuus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  equivalence
     Engelska n.
     (tagg språk=en matematik) ekvivalens

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  المكافئة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  equivalence //ɪˈkwɪvələns// 
  1. равностойност
  condition of being equivalent
  2. тъждество
  equivalence relation

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  shoda

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/ 
  rovnocennost

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  Äquivalenz 
   see: bioequivalence
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  Äquivalenz  [math.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  Gleichwertigkeit 
        "equivalence of diplomas leading to admission to universities"  - Gleichwertigkeit der Reifezeugnisse
     Synonym: equivalency
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  Entsprechung 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  equivalence //ɪˈkwɪvələns// 
  1. sama
  Boolean operation
  2. yhtäläisyys
  condition of being equivalent
  3. ekvivalenssi 2.
  degree to which a term or text is similar
   3.
  equivalence relation
   4.
  number in intersection theory
   5.
  relationship between two propositions

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/ 
  1. तुल्यता
        "The Hindu religion gives moral equivalence to the suffering of animals and human beings."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  ekvivalencija, isto vrijednost, jednakost, ravnopravnost, usklađenost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/
  1. ekvivalencia
  2. egyenérték
  3. egyenértékûség

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  equivalence /ıkwıvələns/
  ekvivalentiškumas, lygiavertiškumas, atitikimas
     See also: equality
  

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  equivalence /ɪˈkwɪvələns/ 
    równoważność, ekwiwalencja

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  equivalence /ɪkwˈɪvələns/ 
  equivalência

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  equivalence //ɪˈkwɪvələns// 
  1. likvärdighet, ekvivalens
  condition of being equivalent
  2. ekvivalens 2.
  equivalence relation
   3.
  relationship between two propositions

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪˈkwɪvəɫəns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  97 Moby Thesaurus words for "equivalence":
     accord, accordance, affinity, agreement, analogousness, assent,
     balance, chorus, coequality, coextension, coherence, coincidence,
     commensurability, communion, community, comparability,
     comparableness, comparativeness, compatibility, concert, concord,
     concordance, conformance, conformation, conformity, congeniality,
     congruence, congruency, congruity, consistency, consonance,
     consort, cooperation, corelation, correlation, correlativism,
     correlativity, correspondence, equality, equation, equilibrium,
     equipoise, equipollence, equiponderance, equity, equivalency,
     evenness, harmony, homogeneity, homoousia, identity,
     indistinguishability, intersection, inverse proportion,
     inverse ratio, inverse relationship, justice, levelness, likeness,
     mutuality, no difference, oneness, overlap, par, parallelism,
     parity, peace, poise, proportion, proportionability,
     proportionality, rapport, ratio, reciprocality, reciprocation,
     reciprocity, relativity, sameness, self-consistency, self-identity,
     selfhood, selfness, selfsameness, similarity, symmetry, sync,
     synchronism, synonymity, synonymousness, synonymy, tally, timing,
     uniformity, union, unison, unisonance, unity
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 同等,等价,等值;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 同等,等价,等值

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