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equivalence

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhns, ee-kwuh-vey-luhns] / ɪˈkwɪv ə ləns, ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləns /


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Nasdaq’s design involves issuers sponsoring tokens, integrating blockchain records into official share registries, preserving legal equivalence.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

This functional equivalence is illustrated in the accompanying chart.

From MarketWatch Feb. 26, 2026

Dr Bączyk-Bell said the process had been a "facetious charade" and it was a "false equivalence" to talk about hurt caused to those who had been theologically opposed to the idea of marriage equality.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

Self-exoneration through false moral equivalence by public figures is as old as time itself.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Because of the equivalence of energy and mass, the energy which an object has due to its motion will add to its mass.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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