EQUIVALENCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does equivalence mean?
• EQUIVALENCE (noun)
The noun EQUIVALENCE has 3 senses:
1. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
2. essential equality and interchangeability
3. qualities that are comparable
Familiarity information: EQUIVALENCE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• EQUIVALENCE (noun)
Meaning:
A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
equivalence; equality; equation; par
Context example:
on a par with the best
Hypernyms ("equivalence" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equivalence"):
egalite; egality (social and political equality)
tie (equality of score in a contest)
Meaning:
Essential equality and interchangeability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("equivalence" is a kind of...):
equality (the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equivalence"):
parity (functional equality)
Antonym:
nonequivalence (not interchangeable)
Meaning:
Qualities that are comparable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
comparability; compare; comparison; equivalence
Context examples:
no comparison between the two books / beyond compare
Hypernyms ("equivalence" is a kind of...):
alikeness; likeness; similitude (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things)
