equivalent
n. countablen. something that has the same value, purpose, or meaning as something else. You use it to compare two things that are different but equal in importance.
n. a person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, or meaning.
The price is the equivalent of two weeks' salary.
In many countries, the local high school diploma is considered the equivalent of the British A-level qualification.
While the two chemical compounds are not identical, they function as functional equivalents in this specific reaction, producing the same end product without altering the safety profile.
From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“I am equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent. Mostly displaced native Middle English efenmete (See evenmete).
Commonly followed by the preposition 'of' to indicate the thing being compared.
the equivalent withthe equivalent ofWhen used as a noun, it typically takes the preposition 'of' rather than 'with' or 'to'.