equivalence
/ɪˈkwɪv(ə)l(ə)ns
/noun [mass noun]
The condition of being equal or equivalent in value, worth, function, etc. knowledge of equivalence of units is required [count noun]: precise equivalences between qualifications across Europe...
- The Court began by setting out the principle of national procedural autonomy, as qualified by the conditions of equivalence and practical possibility.
- He gave necessary and sufficient conditions for the linear equivalence of two curves on a surface F in 1905.
- Their doctrine of moral equivalence couldn't survive equal scrutiny.
Synonyms
equality, equalness, sameness, identicalness, identity, interchangeability, indistinguishability, uniformity, agreement;
similarity, likeness, resemblance, comparability, correspondence, commensurateness, parallelism, closeness, nearness, affinity
rare coequality
