資料來源 : pyDict
同等,等價,等值
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]quivalence, LL.
aequivalentia.]
1. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of
worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence
of definitions.
2. Equal power or force; equivalent amount.
3. (Chem.)
(a) The quantity of the combining power of an atom,
expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen
atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
See {Valence}.
(b) The degree of combining power as determined by
relative weight. See {Equivalent}, n., 2. [R.]
Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, v. t.
To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] --Sir
T. Browne.
資料來源 : WordNet®
equivalence
n 1: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally
balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: {equality}, {equation},
{par}]
2: essential equality and interchangeability [ant: {nonequivalence}]
3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the
two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: {comparison}, {compare},
{comparability}]