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e·qui·pol·lent E0191000 (ē′kwə-pŏl′ənt, ĕk′wə-) adj. 1. Equal in force, power, effectiveness, or significance. 2. Logic Validly deducible from each other. 3. Equivalent. n. An equivalent. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aequipollēns, aequipollent- : aequi-, equi- + pollēns, present participle of pollēre, to be powerful.] e′qui·pol′lence n. e′qui·pol′lent·ly adv. equipollent (ˌiːkwɪˈpɒlənt) adj1. equal or equivalent in significance, power, or effect2. (Logic) logic (of two propositions) logically deducible from each other; equivalent3. (Mathematics) maths logic (of two classes) having the same cardinalitynsomething that is equipollent[C15: from Latin aequipollēns of equal importance, from equi- + pollēre to be able, be strong] ˌequiˈpollence, ˌequiˈpollency n ˌequiˈpollently adve•qui•pol•lent (ˌi kwəˈpɒl ənt, ˌɛk wə-) adj. 1. equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent. 2. (of two propositions, propositional forms, etc.) logically equivalent. n. 3. an equivalent. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin aequipollent-, s. of aequipollēns of equal value] e`qui•pol′lence, e′qui•pol′len•cy, n. e`qui•pol′lent•ly, adv. equipollentenUK
equipollent[¦e·kwə¦päl·ənt] (mechanics) Of two systems of forces, having the same vector sum and the same total torque about an arbitrary point. |