adequation
noun
ad·e·qua·tion
ˌa-də-ˈkwā-shən
plural -s
1
: the result of making equal or adequate : equivalence
2
: the act of making adequate : the act of making equal or commensurate
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin adaequation-, adaequatio, from Latin adaequatus + -ion-, -io -ion
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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