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Meanings of equivalent in English

Portuguese
equivalente
Catalan
pes equivalent

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.

equivalente

Being essentially equal to something.

Of a map, having the property that equal areas on the map represent equal areas on the mapped surface.

Usage of equivalent in English
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The government wants to increase reserves to at least 10 years equivalent.
Reuters
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BBC's experience used to start radio equivalent of a morning national newspaper.
Radio NZ
3
The contracts would provide capacity equivalent to thousands of trucks per week.
Reuters
4
Furthermore, he often thought of Pakistan as a Muslim equivalent of Israel:
The duel: pakistan on the flight path of american power
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However, high-energy muon beams of equivalent quality have not yet been delivered.
Pubmed
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State law requires even non-members to pay fees equivalent to union dues.
Reuters
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As a result, baseline characteristics and ROSC rates were equivalent across groups.
Pubmed
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Do they have the equivalent organisation in Ireland or France or Germany?
The Guardian
9
This is four times the rate of growth of the UK equivalent.
The Irish Times
10
One customer there is the equivalent of five or 10 in Europe.
The Irish Times
11
The rules do not specify what could constitute equivalent measures, Cravinho said.
Reuters
12
Certain authorities hold that the thought is morally equivalent to the expression.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
13
Cash flows to assets which offer the best yield for equivalent risk.
Reuters
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They cost the equivalent of two years' salary back in the day.
The South African
15
Nearly 11 million Mexican workers earn the equivalent of a minimum wage.
Reuters
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The scheme means workers are paid the equivalent of the wage subsidy.
Radio NZ
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Portuguese
equivalente
Equivalent through the time
Equivalent across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
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