how to pronounce equivalent

/ɪkˈwɪvələnt/

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equivalent is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of equivalent in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… super huge explosion equivalent to 2.9 …”

meaning of equivalent

Equivalent means equal in value or worth.

equivalent frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word equivalent occurs in english on average 18.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics equivalent 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 equivalent can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;