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adequation

adequation noun: equivalence.

Noun

adequation (countable and uncountable, plural adequations)

  1. Equivalence.
  2. A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context.
  3. (obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
    • a. 1603, Thomas Barlow, letter to Mr. John Goodwin
      The principles of logick and natural reason tell us, that there must be a just proportion and adequation between the medium by which we prove, and the conclusion to be proved.

adequation meaning in Bengali

adequation in Bengali

সমান, সমতুল্য করার অবস্থা

Forms of adequation

pluraladequations

Origin of adequation

Learned borrowing from Latin adaequatio, from ad + aequatio.

Words formed from adequation

Questions about adequation

What does adequation mean?
Adequation means equivalence.
What is adequation in Bengali?
Adequation in Bengali is সমান, সমতুল্য করার অবস্থা. See Adequation meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is adequation?
Adequation is a noun.
What is the plural of adequation?
The plural of adequation is adequations.

Words near adequation in the dictionary

  1. adequately wet
  2. adequateness
  3. adequatenesses
  4. adequates
  5. adequating
  6. adequation
  7. adequationism
  8. adequations
  9. adequative
  10. adequatively
  11. Ader

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