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Equivalent
Equivalent
a.
Equal
in
wortir
or
value
,
force
,
power
,
effect
,
import
,
and
the
like
;
alike
in
significance
and
value
; of
the
same
import
or
meaning
.
Equivalent
a.
Equal
in
measure
but
not
admitting
of
superposition
;
applied
to
magnitudes
; as, a
square
may
be
equivalent
to a
triangle
.
Equivalent
a.
Contemporaneous
in
origin
; as,
the
equivalent
strata
of
different
countries
.
Equivalent
n.
Something
equivalent
;
that
which
is
equal
in
value
,
worth
,
weight
, or
force
; as, to
offer
an
equivalent
for
damage
done
.
Equivalent
n.
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
n.
A
combining
unit
,
whether
an
atom
, a
radical
, or a
molecule
; as, in
acid
salt
two
or
more
equivalents
of
acid
unite
with
one
or
more
equivalents
of
base
.
Equivalent
v. t.
To
make
the
equivalent
to; to
equal
;
equivalence
.
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