equivalence

e·quiv·a·lence

 (ĭ-kwĭv′ə-ləns)

n.

1. The state or condition of being equivalent; equality.

2. Mathematics An equivalence relation.

3. Logic The relationship that holds for two propositions that are either both true or both false, so that the affirmation of one and the denial of the other results in contradiction.

equivalence

(ɪˈkwɪvələns) or

equivalency

n

1. the state of being equivalent or interchangeable

2. (Logic) maths logic

a. the relationship between two statements, each of which implies the other

b. Also called: biconditional the binary truth-function that takes the value true when both component sentences are true or when both are false, corresponding to English if and only if. Symbol: ≡ or ↔, as in –(p ∧ q) ≡ –p ∨ –q

e•quiv•a•lence

(ɪˈkwɪv ə ləns or, for 3, ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləns)

n.

1. the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.

2. an instance of this; an equivalent.

3. the state of having equal chemical valence.

4. Logic.

a. the relation between two propositions such that they are either both true or both false.

b. the relation between two propositions such that each logically implies the other.

adj.

5. (of a logical or mathematical relationship) reflexive, symmetrical, and transitive.

[1535–45; < Middle French < Medieval Latin]

Equivalence

 

neck and neck Even, equal, on a par; abreast, at the same pace. Based on available citations, figurative use of this expression is as old as the literal horse-racing one, both dating from the early 19th century. It still finds frequent application.

Production ran neck and neck in the studios, but the second version … reached the public screen last. (The Times, June, 1955)

nip and tuck So close as to be of uncertain outcome; neck and neck, on a par, even; up in the air, questionable. This chiefly U.S. term is of puzzling origin and inconsistent form, appearing in print in the 1800s as rip and tuck, nip and tack, and nip and chuck, before assuming its present nip and tuck. Its original restriction to contexts describing close contests, usually athletic, lends credence to the claim that it originated as a wrestling term (Barrère and Leland, Dictionary of Slang, 1890). The expression is now employed in much broader contexts, indicative of any kind of uncertainty.

It is nip and tuck whether such a last great achievement of the bipartisan foreign policy can be ratified before … the Presidential race. (The Economist, May, 1948)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	equivalence - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" equality, equation, par status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" egalite, egality - social and political equality; "egality represents an extreme leveling of society" tie - equality of score in a contest
	2.	equivalence - essential equality and interchangeability equality - the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status parity - functional equality nonequivalence - not interchangeable
	3.	equivalence - qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" comparability, compare, comparison alikeness, likeness, similitude - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

equivalence

noun equality, correspondence, agreement, similarity, identity, parallel, match, parity, conformity, likeness, sameness, parallelism, evenness, synonymy, alikeness, interchangeableness the equivalence of science and rationalism

equivalence

noun

The state of being equivalent:

equality, equation, equivalency, par, parity, sameness.

Translations

ekvivalence

ÄquivalenzGleichwertigkeit

correspondencia

samasus

ekvivalenssi

équivalence

equivalenza

ekvivalens

ekvivalens

equivalence

[ɪˈkwɪvələns] N → equivalencia f

equivalence

[ɪˈkwɪvələns] n → équivalence f

equivalence

n → Äquivalenz f, → Entsprechung f

equivalence

[ɪˈkwɪvələns] n → equivalenza

equivalence

n equivalencia