equipollent

  • 11ÉQUIPOLLENT, ENTE — adj. Qui est équivalent. Le profit est équipollent à la perte. Quantités équipollentes. Il a vieilli …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 12equipollent — equipollence, equipollency, n. equipollently, adv. /ee kweuh pol euhnt, ek weuh /, adj. 1. equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent. 2. Logic. (of propositions, propositional forms, etc.) logically equivalent in any of various specified ways. n.… …

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  • 13equipollent — adjective a) having equal power or force b) (of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other …

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  • 14equipollent — adj. having equal force or power; having same meaning though differently expressed …

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  • 15equipollent — [ˌi:kwɪ pɒl(ə)nt, ˌɛkwɪ ] adjective archaic equal in power, effect, or significance. Derivatives equipollence noun equipollency noun Origin ME: from OFr. equipolent, from L. aequipollent of equal value , from aequi equally + pollere be strong …

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  • 16equipollent — a. (Rare.) Equivalent, of equal force, of the same meaning …

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  • 17equipollent — equi·pol·lent …

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  • 18equipollent — e•qui•pol•lent [[t]ˌi kwəˈpɒl ənt, ˌɛk wə [/t]] adj. 1) equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent 2) pho (of two propositions, propositional forms, etc.) logically equivalent 3) an equivalent • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < LL aequipollent ,… …

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  • 19equipollent — /ikwəˈpɒlənt/ (say eekwuh poluhnt), /ɛ / (say e ) adjective 1. equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent. 2. Logic (of two propositions, etc.) logically deducible from each other, as all men are mortal and no men are immortal . –noun 3. an… …

  • 20equipollent —   a. having equal force or power; having same meaning though differently expressed.    ♦ equipollence,    ♦ equipollency, n …

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