equivalent
adjectiveUK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
Something that is equal to or the same as another thing.
One mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person or thing that is equal in value, meaning, or function to another.
This old coin has no modern equivalent.
3. In chemistry, the amount of a substance that reacts with a given amount of another substance.
The chemist calculated the equivalent of the acid in the solution.
4. In logic, two statements that are both true or both false in every case.
The two propositions are logically equivalent.