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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
equivalence
    n 1: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally
         balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality,
         equivalence, equation, par]
    2: essential equality and interchangeability [ant:
       nonequivalence]
    3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two
       books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare,
       equivalence, comparability]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, v. t.
   To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] --Sir
   T. Browne.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\ ([-e]*kw[i^]v"[.a]*lens), n. [Cf.
   F. ['e]quivalence, LL. aequivalentia.]
   1. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of
      worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence
      of definitions.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Equal power or force; equivalent amount.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Chem.)
      (a) The quantity of the combining power of an atom,
          expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen
          atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
          See Valence.
      (b) The degree of combining power as determined by
          relative weight. See Equivalent, n., 2. [R.]
          [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for equivalence:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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