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Equivalent
Equivalent E*quiv"a*lent, n.
1. Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth,
weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage
done.
He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the
Protestants were entitled to some equivalent. . . .
During some weeks the word equivalent, then lately
imported from France, was in the mouths of all the
coffeehouse. --Macaulay.
2. (Chem.) 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
Equivalent E*quiv"a*lent, v. t.
To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence. [R.]
Meaning of Equivalent from wikipedia
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Equivalence or
Equivalent may
refer to: Album-
equivalent unit, a
measurement unit...
- TNT
equivalent is a
convention for
expressing energy,
typically used to
describe the
energy released in an explosion. A ton of TNT
equivalent is a unit...
- An
equivalent (symbol:
officially equiv;
unofficially but
often Eq) is the
amount of a
substance that
reacts with (or is
equivalent to) an
arbitrary amount...
- an
equivalent circuit refers to a
theoretical circuit that
retains all of the
electrical characteristics of a
given circuit. Often, an
equivalent circuit...
- The term
human equivalent is used in a
number of
different contexts. This term can
refer to
human equivalents of
various comparisons of
animate and inanimate...
-
Equivalents is a
series of
photographs of
clouds taken by
Alfred Stieglitz from 1925 to 1934. They are
generally recognized as the
first photographs intended...
- In chemistry,
equivalent weight (more precisely,
equivalent m****) is the m**** of one
equivalent, that is the m**** of a
given substance which will combine...
- In chemistry, the
equivalent concentration or
normality (N) of a
solution is
defined as the
molar concentration ci
divided by an
equivalence factor or...
- In the
United States, a
county or
county equivalent is an
administrative subdivision of a
state or territory,
typically with
defined geographic boundaries...
- The twenty-foot
equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is a
general unit of
cargo capacity,
often used for
container ships and
container ports. It is...
