Equivalent

Definition: Meaning of, equivalent in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪˈkwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt /

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equivalent	equivalents

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equivalent used in phrases

cash equivalent (noun)
1. a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months
common stock equivalent (noun)
1. preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock
equivalent weight (noun)
1. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
equivalent word (noun)
1. two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
equivalent-binary-digit factor (noun)
1. the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
law of equivalent proportions (noun)
1. chemistry law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together
spousal equivalent (noun)
1. not necessarily a spouse a person with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
spouse equivalent (noun)
1. not necessarily a spouse a person with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
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important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

equivalent weight