equivalent

英 [ɪ'kwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt] 美[ɪ'kwɪvələnt]

• adj. 等价的，相等的；同意义的
• n. 等价物，相等物

1. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc;

"send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"

2. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen