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equivalence

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhns, ee-kwuh-vey-luhns] / ɪˈkwɪv ə ləns, ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləns /


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This interpretation, however, rests on a false equivalence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

This functional equivalence is illustrated in the accompanying chart.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Dr Bączyk-Bell said the process had been a "facetious charade" and it was a "false equivalence" to talk about hurt caused to those who had been theologically opposed to the idea of marriage equality.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

"More problematically, matching adversaries' tone risks creating equivalence in audiences' minds between democratic institutions and disinformation actors."

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

In fact, the equivalence between gravitational forces and the forces we would feel in an accelerating spaceship is a major feature of Einstein’s later general theory of relativity.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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