• noun:   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
• noun:   a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc

  Example: "Send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"

• adjective:   being essentially equal to something

  Example: "A wish that was equivalent to a command"

• adjective:   equal in amount or value

  Example: "Equivalent amounts"

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