equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/adj
Middle School
1

Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.

2

Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.

3

Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.

4

Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.

5

Having the equal ability to combine.

6

Of a map, equal-area.

7

Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.

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