equivalent

  • (noun): Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
  • (noun): An equivalent weight.
  • (verb): To make equivalent to; to equal.
  • (adjective): Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
  • (adjective): Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.
  • (adjective): Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
  • (adjective): Having the equal ability to combine.
  • (adjective): Of a map, equal-area.
  • (adjective): Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
  • To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
  • A square may be equivalent to a triangle.