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equivalency

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e⋅quiv⋅a⋅len⋅cy

  [i-kwiv-uh-luhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
equivalence (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
1525–35; < ML aequivalentia. See equivalent, -ency

e⋅quiv⋅a⋅lence

  [i-kwiv-uh-luhns or, for 3, ee-kwuh-vey-luhns]
–noun
1. the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
2. an instance of this; an equivalent.
3. Chemistry. the quality of having equal valence.
4. Logic, Mathematics.
a. Also called material implication. the relation between two propositions such that the second is not false when the first is true.
b. Also called material equivalence. the relation between two propositions such that they are either both true or both false.
c. the relation between two propositions such that each logically implies the other.
–adjective
5. (of a logical or mathematical relationship) reflexive, symmetrical, and transitive.
Also, equivalency (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1535–45; < MF < ML aequivalentia, equiv. to L aequivalent- equivalent + -ia -ia; see -ence
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e·quiv·a·len·cy   (ĭ-kwĭv'ə-lən-sē)   
n.   pl. e·quiv·a·len·cies
Equivalence.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: equiv·a·lence
Pronunciation: i-'kwiv(-&)-l&n(t)s
Function: noun
: the state or property of being equivalent

Main Entry: equiv·a·len·cy
Pronunciation: -l&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: EQUIVALENCE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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equivalency

in classical prosody, the principle that one long syllable is equal to two short ones. The principle is used as the basis for substitution in quantitative verse.

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