Equivalence Meaning
/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.ləns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
nounAn equivalence relation; ≡; ~
Sentence Examples
The tilde is used in math to denote equivalence.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In mathematics, the ____ of two expressions is proven by showing they yield the same value.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Research showed a functional ____ between the two different types of medication.
Word Origin & History
From French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] whether the transgression of Eve seducing, did not exceed that of Adam seduced, or whether the resistibility of his reason did not equivalence the facility of her seduction, we shall referre it unto the Schoolman."
— 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, published 1650, Book I, p. 25:
"[…] every one being struck with wonder at the vertue and patience of the sufferers, began to think that worthy the enquiring into, which men thought so much better worth then their lives; and these reflections converted more then the best verball expressions, to such auditors, as thought life not to be equivalenced by any compensation."
— 1647, Tobie Matthew, A Missive of Consolation sent from Flanders, to the Catholikes of England, Louvain, page 53:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In mathematics, the ____ of two expressions is proven by showing they yield the same value.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Research showed a functional ____ between the two different types of medication.