noun
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Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
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An equivalent weight.
verb
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To make equivalent to; to equal.
adjective
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Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
example
To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
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Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.
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Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
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Having the equal ability to combine.
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Of a map, equal-area.
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Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
example
A square may be equivalent to a triangle.