æquivalent
æquivalent is the obsolete spelling of equivalent.
Meaning of equivalent
Adjective
equivalent (comparative more equivalent, superlative most equivalent)
- Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
- To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
- Synonyms:
- on a par, equipollent
- Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
- All enumerable sets are equivalent to each other, but not to any finite set.1950, E. Kamke, Theory of Sets, page 16
- Synonyms:
- equinumerous
- Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
- Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
- Having the equal ability to combine.
- Of a map, equal-area.
Forms of æquivalent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more æquivalent |
| superlative | most æquivalent |
| Noun | |
| plural | æquivalents |
Questions about æquivalent
- What is æquivalent the obsolete spelling of?
- Æquivalent is the obsolete spelling of equivalent.
Words near æquivalent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: æquivalent (page history and authors); equivalent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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