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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, v. t.
To be equivalent or equal to to counterbalance. [R.] --Sir
T. Browne.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
equivalence
n 1: a state of essential equality or equivalence: "on a par with
the best" [syn: {equality}, {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}]
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