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adjective
1.
equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent.
2.
Logic. (of propositions, propositional forms, etc.) logically equivalent in any of various specified ways.
noun
3.
an equivalent.
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Equipollence
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aequipollent- (stem of aequipollēns) of equal value, equivalent to aequi- equi- + pollent- (stem of pollēns) able, present participle of pollēre to be strong
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aequipollent- (stem of aequipollēns) of equal value, equivalent to aequi- equi- + pollent- (stem of pollēns) able, present participle of pollēre to be strong
Related forms
e·qui·pol·lence, e·qui·pol·len·cy, noun
e·qui·pol·lent·ly, adverb
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