Equivalence vs. Equality: Know the Difference

The state or condition of being equivalent; equality.

The state or quality of being equal.

(Mathematics) An equivalence relation.

(Mathematics) A statement, usually an equation, that one thing equals another.

(Logic) The relationship that holds for two propositions that are either both true or both false, so that the affirmation of one and the denial of the other results in contradiction.

The fact of being equal.

(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value. en

An equivalence relation; ≡; ~

The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.

(chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.

Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.

(mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.

Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

(geometry) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.

Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; - denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.

(translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.

The quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

(transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced;

The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions.

Equal power or force; equivalent amount.

The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency. See Valence.

To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced;

Essential equality and interchangeability

Qualities that are comparable;