e·qui·pol·lent (  kw -p l nt,  kw-)adj. 1. Equal in force, power, effectiveness, or significance. 2. Logic Validly derived from each other; deducible. 3. Equivalent. n. An equivalent. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aequipoll ns, aequipollent- : aequi-, equi- + pollns, present participle of pollre, to be powerful.]e qui·pollence n.e qui·pollent·ly adv. |
equipollent [ˌiːkwɪˈpɒlənt]
adj
1. equal or equivalent in significance, power, or effect
2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of two propositions) logically deducible from each other; equivalent
3. (Mathematics) Maths Logic (of two classes) having the same cardinality
n
something that is equipollent
[from Latin aequipollēns of equal importance, from equi- + pollēre to be able, be strong]
equipollence , equipollency n
equipollently adv
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