as in equivalency
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
moviegoers who mistakenly believe that there is an equivalence between the personality of an actor and that of his character
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This moral equivalence is wildly dangerous.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
There cannot be this false moral equivalence in our discourse.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
This principle, known as Einstein’s equivalence principle, paved the way for general relativity.
—Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
The Madness can traffic in false equivalences—a common pitfall of political fiction that values moderation as an end in itself.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
There cannot be this false moral equivalence in our discourse.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
This principle, known as Einstein’s equivalence principle, paved the way for general relativity.
—Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
The Madness can traffic in false equivalences—a common pitfall of political fiction that values moderation as an end in itself.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Equivalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalence. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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