Equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

noun

  1. Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

  2. An equivalent weight.

verb

  1. To make equivalent to; to equal.

adjective

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

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

  2. Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.

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

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