Definition of equivalent
Adjectives
being essentially equal to something
"a wish that was equivalent to a command"
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- tantamount
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equal
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
Nouns
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
"send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
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counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
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match
something that resembles or harmonizes with
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mismatch
a bad or unsuitable match
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complement
either of two parts that mutually complete each other
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replacement, substitute
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
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ersatz
an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
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successor
a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
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succedaneum
(medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
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- combining weight, eq, equivalent weight
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atomic mass, atomic weight, relative atomic mass
(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
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