ALL meanings of material-equivalence
material equivalence
M m - 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