equivalence

Equivalence (from Latin : aequus "equal" and valere "to be worth", equivalence ) stands for:

• Concept of equivalence in mathematics, see equivalence relation
  • Equivalence of sets, obsolete for uniformity, see cardinality (mathematics)
  • Equivalence (matrix) , equivalence relation on the class of matrices ${\displaystyle m\times n}$
• Logical equivalence , two logical expressions have the same truth value
• Equivalence of representations, see representation theory
• in geometry, the property of a map network design to reproduce the size of an area reduced by a certain scale, see equal area
• Equivalence (patent system) , evaluation criterion for inventive step
• Equivalence (sound engineering) , equivalence of running time differences and level differences that act in the same direction
• Equivalence (test theory) , type of equivalence of measurements in test theory
• Equivalence (translatology) , relationship between the source and target text in translations
• Static equivalence , two statically equivalent groups of forces

See also:

• Pharmaceutical equivalence , equivalence of two drugs
• Program equivalence , two computer programs calculate the same function
• Equivalence problem, decision problem as to whether two language definitions are equivalent (theoretical computer science)

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