What is equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle called?
equivalent — (Geom.) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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