equivalently

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adverb

In an equivalent manner; equally.

Less commonScrabble 27

Meanings

adverbequivalently (comparative more equivalently, superlative most equivalently)

comparative more equivalently · superlative most equivalently

  1. In an equivalent manner; equally.

    We also note that the special case in which the b parameter is set a priori to 1 is underidentified and requires an arbitrary constraint on one item parameter or, equivalently, on the a distribution parameter.

    2015 July 11, “A New Extension of the Binomial Error Model for Responses to Items of Varying Difficulty in Educational Testing and Attitude Surveys”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Englishequivalent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishequivalently

From equivalent + -ly.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equivalently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equivalently.

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