Equivalent - Definition
equivalent
adj 1: being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as
gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his
statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" [syn:
equivalent, tantamount(p)]
n 1: a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or
force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or
the equivalent in stamps"
2: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining
capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard
is 8 for oxygen [syn: equivalent, equivalent weight,
combining weight, eq]