equipollent

[ ee-kwuh-pol-uhnt, ek-wuh- ]

adjective

1. equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent.
2. Logic. (of propositions, propositional forms, etc.) logically equivalent in any of various specified ways.

noun

1. an equivalent.

equipollent

/ ˌiːkwɪˈpɒlənt /

adjective

1. equal or equivalent in significance, power, or effect
2. logic (of two propositions) logically deducible from each other; equivalent
3. maths logic (of two classes) having the same cardinality

noun

1. something that is equipollent

Derived Forms

• ˌequiˈpollently, adverb
• ˌequiˈpollence, noun

Other Words From

• equi·pollence equi·pollen·cy noun
• equi·pollent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of equipollent¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aequipollent- (stem of aequipollēns ) of equal value, equivalent to aequi- equi- + pollent- (stem of pollēns ) able, present participle of pollēre to be strong

Word History and Origins

Origin of equipollent¹

C15: from Latin aequipollēns of equal importance, from equi- + pollēre to be able, be strong

Example Sentences

Equipollent, e-kwi-pol′ent, adj. having equal power or force: equivalent.—n. an equivalent.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

The condition and the major term are "equipollent" in their extension.

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If the white circular Spot in the middle be reckon'd amongst the Rings, and its central Light, where it seems to be most luminous, be put equipollent to an infinitely little Ring; the Squares of the Diameters of the Rings will be in the progression 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, &c.

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At first, ‘spirit and matter,’ ‘soul and body,’ stood for a pair of equipollent substances quite on a par in weight and interest.

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As almost every want is remedied by some equipollent surrogation which strangely often supplies its place, Andrew Todd was sensible of his want of mental powers; and thus he exhibited that sense of a want of sense, which is often more valuable than sense itself, in so far as the modesty with which it is accompanied leads the individual to seek the assistance of good advisers, by which he sometimes surpasses, in the race of life, conceited wiseacres.

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Related Words

• commensurate
• equal
• proportionate
• tantamount