EQUIVALENCE

n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions.

2.
n.

Equal power or force; equivalent amount.

3.
n.

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.

4.
n.

The degree of combining power as determined by relative weight. See Equivalent, n., 2. [R.]

5.
v.

To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

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