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equivalence

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhns, ee-kwuh-vey-luhns] / ɪˈkwɪv ə ləns, ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləns /
NOUN
sameness, similarity
Synonyms
STRONG
agreement alikeness compatibility conformity correlation correspondence equality evenness exchangeability identity interchangeability interchangeableness likeness match par parallel parity synonym synonymy
WEAK
adequation
Antonyms
STRONG
difference disagreement dissimilarity imbalance inequality
WEAK
unlikeness

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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

This much is grounds for legitimate moral equivalence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Science and quackery cannot be treated as having scientific and moral equivalence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

People of those times thought in terms of the old-style equivalence of cardinality and ordinality.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.