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Equivalent
Equivalent E*quiv"a*lent, n.
1. Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth,
weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage
done.
He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the
Protestants were entitled to some equivalent. . . .
During some weeks the word equivalent, then lately
imported from France, was in the mouths of all the
coffeehouse. --Macaulay.
2. (Chem.) That comparative quantity by weight of an element
which possesses the same chemical value as other elements,
as determined by actual experiment and reference to the
same standard. Specifically:
(a) The comparative proportions by which one element
replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as
zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their
equivalents are 32.5 and 1.
(b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or
the number expressing this proportion, in any
particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen
and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in
hydric dioxide 1 and 16.
Equivalent
Equivalent E*quiv"a*lent, v. t.
To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence. [R.]
Meaning of Equivalent from wikipedia
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Equivalence or
Equivalent may
refer to: Album-
equivalent unit, a
measurement unit...
- TNT
equivalent is a
convention for
expressing energy,
typically used to
describe the
energy released in an explosion. The ton of TNT is a unit of energy...
- An
equivalent (symbol:
officially equiv;
unofficially but
often Eq) is the
amount of a
substance that
reacts with (or is
equivalent to) an
arbitrary amount...
- Full-time
equivalent (FTE), or
whole time
equivalent (WTE), is a unit of
measurement that
indicates the
workload of an emplo****
person (or student) in...
- In chemistry,
equivalent weight (also
known as gram
equivalent or
equivalent m****) is the m**** of one
equivalent, that is the m**** of a
given substance...
-
Equivalents is a
series of
photographs of
clouds taken by
Alfred Stieglitz from 1925 to 1934. They are
generally recognized as the
first photographs intended...
- An
anginal equivalent is a
symptom such as
shortness of
breath (dyspnea), diap****sis (sweating),
extreme fatigue, or pain at a site
other than the chest...
- The twenty-foot
equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is a
general unit of
cargo capacity,
often used for
container ships and
container ports. It is...
-
Banana equivalent dose (BED) is an
informal unit of
measurement of
ionizing radiation exposure,
intended as a
general educational example to
compare a...
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There are 3,244
counties and
county equivalents of the
United States. The 50
states of the
United States are
divided into 3,007
political subdivisions...
