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Equality vs. Equivalence

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Equalitynoun

The fact of being equal.

Equivalencenoun

(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.

Equalitynoun

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.

Equivalencenoun

An equivalence relation; ≡; ~

Equalitynoun

The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

Equivalencenoun

The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.

Equalitynoun

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.

‘A footing of equality with nobles.’;

Equivalencenoun

(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.

Equalitynoun

Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.

Equivalencenoun

(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.

Equalitynoun

Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

Equivalencenoun

(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.

Equalitynoun

Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; - denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.

Equivalencenoun

(translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.

Equalitynoun

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

Equivalenceverb

(transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

Equalitynoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced;

‘on a par with the best’;

Equivalencenoun

The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions.

Equalitynoun

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities

‘an organization aiming to promote racial equality’;

Equivalencenoun

Equal power or force; equivalent amount.

Equalitynoun

a symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are equal; an equation.

Equivalencenoun

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.

Equivalenceverb

To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

Equivalencenoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced;

‘on a par with the best’;

Equivalencenoun

essential equality and interchangeability

Equivalencenoun

qualities that are comparable;

‘no comparison between the two books’; ‘beyond compare’;

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