material-equivalence

material equivalence

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-kwiv-uh-luh ns or for 3, ee-kwuh-vey-luh ns]
- /məˈtɪər i əl i-ˈkwiv-lən(t)s, -ˈkwi-və-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-kwiv-uh-luh ns or for 3, ee-kwuh-vey-luh ns]
- /məˈtɪər i əl i-ˈkwiv-lən(t)s, -ˈkwi-və-/

Definitions of material-equivalence word

noun material-equivalence the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc. 1
noun material-equivalence an instance of this; an equivalent. 1
noun material-equivalence Chemistry. the quality of having equal valence. 1
noun material-equivalence Logic, Mathematics. Also called material implication. the relation between two propositions such that the second is not false when the first is true. Also called material equivalence. the relation between two propositions such that they are either both true or both false. the relation between two propositions such that each logically implies the other. 1
adjective material-equivalence (of a logical or mathematical relationship) reflexive, symmetrical, and transitive. 1

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

1535-45; < Middle French < Medieval Latin aequivalentia, equivalent to Latin aequivalent- equivalent + -ia -ia; see -ence

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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