as in equivalency
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
moviegoers who mistakenly believe that there is an equivalence between the personality of an actor and that of his character
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Recent Examples of equivalence
The revenue equivalence theorem states that, under certain idealized mathematical conditions, a seller should expect the same revenue under all four auction types.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
By seeking asset-token equivalence and regulatory interoperability, the company is building what could become a common framework not just for startups and DeFi protocols, but for banks, hedge funds, and asset managers as well.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Richter seems to reject the notion of typology altogether, pushing instead the idea of visual equivalence to its limits, exposing how images (regardless of weight or meaning) can be trivialized through repetition.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Trump himself has suggested moral equivalence between the two sides, claiming Ukraine was at fault for provoking the war, that President Zelensky was illegitimate and that the U.S. should recognize Russia’s annexations of Ukrainian territory.
—Eric Green, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
By seeking asset-token equivalence and regulatory interoperability, the company is building what could become a common framework not just for startups and DeFi protocols, but for banks, hedge funds, and asset managers as well.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Richter seems to reject the notion of typology altogether, pushing instead the idea of visual equivalence to its limits, exposing how images (regardless of weight or meaning) can be trivialized through repetition.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Trump himself has suggested moral equivalence between the two sides, claiming Ukraine was at fault for provoking the war, that President Zelensky was illegitimate and that the U.S. should recognize Russia’s annexations of Ukrainian territory.
—Eric Green, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalence
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This includes not only traditional vanity metrics like potential reach and advertising value equivalency, but also sentiment analysis, message pull-through, brand visibility and SEO impact.—
Chintan Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Where is the equivalency between a horrible place like Alcatraz and a Florida prison camp mostly housing immigrants and families fleeing violence and searching for work?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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Iran was willing to resume negotiations on the nuclear issue on the premise of equality and respect, Xinhua reported the Iranian minister as saying.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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The Israeli supreme court has also ruled that the ultra-Orthodox carve-out violates the principle of equality under the law, tasking the legislature with instituting a fairer regime.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
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“Equivalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalence. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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