how to pronounce equivalence
/ɪkˈwɪvələns/
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equivalence is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of equivalence in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… is there any equivalence to …”
meanings of equivalence
noun:
- The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
- A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
- An equivalence relation; ≡; ~.
- The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
- 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.
- A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
- The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
verb:
- To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
equivalence frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word equivalence occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics equivalence can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that equivalence can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
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