Comparable vs Equivalent - What's the difference?
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Able to be compared (to).
Similar (to); like.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
Something suitable for comparison.
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Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
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(mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.
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* 1950 , E. Kamke, Theory of Sets ,
* 2000 , N. L. Carothers, Real Analysis ,
* 2006 , Joseph Breuer, Introduction to the Theory of Sets ,
(mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
(chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
(cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
(geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
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(chemistry) An equivalent weight.
In mathematics terms the difference between comparable and equivalent
is that comparable is constituting a pair in a particular partial order while equivalent is relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.As adjectives the difference between comparable and equivalent
is that comparable is able to be compared (to) while equivalent is similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.As nouns the difference between comparable and equivalent
is that comparable is something suitable for comparison while equivalent is anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.As a verb equivalent is
to make equivalent to; to equal.comparable
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Philip J. Bushnell
Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance, passage=Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}
Noun
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equivalent
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(wikipedia equivalent)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- For now to serve and to minister, servile and ministerial, are terms equivalent .
citation, passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}
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- Finite sets A and B are equivalent sets only when n''(A) = ''n''(B) ''i.e. , the number of elements in A and B are equal.
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- All enumerable sets are equivalent to each other, but not to any finite set.
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- Equivalent' sets should, by rights, have the same "number" of elements. For this reason we sometimes say that '''equivalent sets have the same ''cardinality .
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- The equivalence theorem: If both M is equivalent''' to a subset N1 of N and N is '''equivalent''' to a subset M1 of M, then the sets M and N are '''equivalent to each other.
- A square may be equivalent to a triangle.
Usage notes
* (en-usage-equal)Derived terms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the Protestants were entitled to some equivalent .