adj · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
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adj
Meaning 1
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: on a par, equipollent
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equinumerous
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“to be equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent. Mostly displaced native Middle English efenmete (See evenmete).
Across languages
Translations
123 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
համարժեք
(hamaržekʻ)
— similar or identical in value
Belarusian:
раўнава́ртасны
(rawnavártasny)
— similar or identical in value
Belarusian:
раўнацэ́нны
(rawnacénny)
— similar or identical in value
Belarusian:
эквівале́нтны
(ekvivaljéntny)
— similar or identical in value
Bulgarian:
равносто́ен
(ravnostóen)
— similar or identical in value
Bulgarian:
еквивале́нтен
(ekvivalénten)
— similar or identical in value
Catalan:
equivalent
— similar or identical in value
Chinese Mandarin:
等值
(děngzhí)
— similar or identical in value
Czech:
ekvivalentní
— similar or identical in value
Dutch:
gelijkwaardig
— similar or identical in value
Esperanto:
ekvivalenta
— similar or identical in value
Finnish:
samanlainen
— similar or identical in value
Finnish:
vastaava
— similar or identical in value
French:
équivalent
— similar or identical in value
Galician:
equivalente
— similar or identical in value
Georgian:
თანაბარფასიანი
(tanabarpasiani)
— similar or identical in value
Georgian:
ტოლფასიანი
(ṭolpasiani)
— similar or identical in value
Georgian:
თანაბარღირებული
(tanabarɣirebuli)
— similar or identical in value
Georgian:
ეკვივალენტური
(eḳvivalenṭuri)
— similar or identical in value
Georgian:
თანაბარმნიშვნელოვანი
(tanabarmnišvnelovani)
— similar or identical in value
Georgian:
თანაბარძალიანი
(tanabarʒaliani)
— similar or identical in value
German:
gleichwertig
— similar or identical in value
German:
entsprechend
— similar or identical in value
German:
äquivalent
— similar or identical in value
Greek:
ισοδύναμος
(isodýnamos)
— similar or identical in value
Hindi:
समान
(samān)
— similar or identical in value
Hindi:
बराबर
(barābar)
— similar or identical in value
Hungarian:
egyenértékű
— similar or identical in value
Hungarian:
ekvivalens
— similar or identical in value
Irish:
comhionann
— similar or identical in value
Italian:
equivalente
— similar or identical in value
Japanese:
等価な
(tōka na)
— similar or identical in value
Korean:
동등하다
(dongdeunghada)
— similar or identical in value
Latvian:
līdzvērtīgs
— similar or identical in value
Māori:
taurite
— similar or identical in value
Māori:
hāngaitanga
— similar or identical in value
Occitan:
equivalent
— similar or identical in value
Persian:
برابر
(barâbar)
— similar or identical in value
Persian:
هامال
(hâmâl)
— similar or identical in value
Polish:
równoważny
— similar or identical in value
Polish:
ekwiwalentny
— similar or identical in value
Polish:
odpowiedni
— similar or identical in value
Polish:
odpowiadający
— similar or identical in value
Portuguese:
equivalente
— similar or identical in value
Romanian:
echivalent
— similar or identical in value
Russian:
равноце́нный
(ravnocénnyj)
— similar or identical in value
Russian:
эквивале́нтный
(ekvivaléntnyj)
— similar or identical in value
Spanish:
equivalente
— similar or identical in value
Swedish:
ekvivalent
— similar or identical in value
Swedish:
likvärdig
— similar or identical in value
Tagalog:
katumbas
— similar or identical in value
Tagalog:
kapareho
— similar or identical in value
Tagalog:
kapantay
— similar or identical in value
Tagalog:
katimbang
— similar or identical in value
Telugu:
సమానము
(samānamu)
— similar or identical in value
Turkish:
muadil
— similar or identical in value
Turkish:
eşdeğer
— similar or identical in value
Ukrainian:
рівноці́нний
(rivnocínnyj)
— similar or identical in value
Ukrainian:
еквівале́нтний
(ekvivaléntnyj)
— similar or identical in value
Chinese Mandarin:
等价的
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Finnish:
ekvivalentti
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Finnish:
yhtäpitävä
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
French:
équivalent
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
German:
äquivalent
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Hungarian:
ekvivalens
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Portuguese:
equivalente
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Romanian:
echivalent
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Spanish:
equivalente
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Tagalog:
kahalga
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Telugu:
సమానము
(samānamu)
— of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
Azerbaijani:
ekvivalent
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Azerbaijani:
eynigüclü
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Bulgarian:
еквивале́нтен
(ekvivalénten)
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Finnish:
ekvivalentti
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Finnish:
yhtäpitävä
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
French:
équivalent
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
German:
äquivalent
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Japanese:
相当な
(sōtō na)
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Persian:
همارز
(ham-arz)
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Portuguese:
equivalente
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Russian:
эквивале́нтный
(ekvivaléntnyj)
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Swedish:
ekvivalent
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Telugu:
సమానము
(samānamu)
— relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
Albanian:
njëvlerës
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Armenian:
համարժեք
(hamaržekʻ)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Belarusian:
эквівале́нт
(ekvivaljént)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Bulgarian:
еквивале́нт
(ekvivalént)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Catalan:
equivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Chinese Mandarin:
當量 /当量
(dāngliáng)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Czech:
ekvivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Danish:
ækvivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Finnish:
vastine
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
French:
équivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Georgian:
ეკვივალენტი
(eḳvivalenṭi)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
German:
Entsprechung
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
German:
Äquivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Hungarian:
megfelelő
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Hungarian:
ekvivalens
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Irish:
luach-chomaoin
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Japanese:
等価物
(tōkabutsu)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Korean:
등가물
(deunggamul)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Lithuanian:
atitikmuo
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Norwegian Bokmål:
ekvivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ekvivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Persian:
همسنگ
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Persian:
برابر
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Polish:
odpowiednik
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Polish:
równoznacznik
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Polish:
zamiennik
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Portuguese:
equivalente
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Russian:
эквивале́нт
(ekvivalént)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Scottish Gaelic:
leithid
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Serbo-Croatian:
еквива̀лент
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Serbo-Croatian:
ekvivàlent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Spanish:
equivalente
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Swedish:
ekvivalent
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Swedish:
motsvarighet
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Tagalog:
kahalga
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Tagalog:
katumbas
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Turkish:
eş değer
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Ottoman Turkish:
عوض
(ʼivâz)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Ukrainian:
відпові́дник
(vidpovídnyk)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else
Ukrainian:
еквівале́нт
(ekvivalént)
— anything that is virtually equal to something else