| Equivalent (equivalent) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| E*quiv"a*lent |
| [L.
aequivalens, -entis, p. pr. of aequivalere to
have equal power; aequus equal + valere to be strong,
be worth: cf. F. équivalent. See Equal, and
Valiant.] |
Equal in worth or value,
force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and
value; of the same import or meaning.
Equal in measure but not
admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square
may be equivalent to a triangle.
Contemporaneous in origin;
as, the equivalent strata of different countries.
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| Equivalent (equivalent) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| E*quiv"a*lent |
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Something equivalent; that which is equal in
value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for
damage done.
That comparative quantity
by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as
other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to
the same standard.
A combining unit, whether
an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more
equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents
of base.
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| Equivalent (equivalent) |
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| v. t. | |
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| E*quiv"a*lent |
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To make the
equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.
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