be equivalent

The target of 1.5 million homes in five years in England would be equivalent to 300,000 properties every year.

When patents expire, generic drug companies rush in to make their own versions, which are supposed to be equivalent to the brand.

"However, if Northern Ireland's growth in GDP this year is well under 1% - and this is quite likely - that would be equivalent to a quarter of economic growth."

And the savings might well justify the change - according to Mr Stobberup, a 20% reduction in pages would be equivalent to a roughly 20% reduction in carbon emissions.

The figure, which comes from a poll commissioned by the crypto firm Coinbase and would be equivalent to about 20% of the U.S. adult population, is manifestly absurd.