equivalent

CEFRC1

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having the same value, meaning, or effect.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.

Examples

  • Do you know the French equivalent of the word?

  • Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.

  2. Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.

  3. Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.

More examples

In context

  • That Japanese word has no equivalent in English.

  • A square may be equivalent to a triangle.

  • To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“to be equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent. Mostly displaced native Middle English efenmete (See evenmete).