equivalence

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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

"More problematically, matching adversaries' tone risks creating equivalence in audiences' minds between democratic institutions and disinformation actors."

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

This much is grounds for legitimate moral equivalence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

In simplest terms, what the equation says is that mass and energy have an equivalence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson