different between equivalent vs match

English

Alternative forms

• æquivalent (archaic)

Etymology

equi- +? -valent.From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequival?ns, present active participle of aequivale? (“I am equivalent, have equal power”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??kw?v?l?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??kw?v?l?nt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??kw?v?l?nt/

Adjective

equivalent (comparative more equivalent, superlative most equivalent)

1. Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.

   • For now to serve and to minister, servile and ministerial, are terms equivalent.

   Synonym: on a par

2. (mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.

   Synonym: equinumerous

   • c. 2005, P N Gupta Kulbhushan, Comprehensive MCQ's in Mathematics, page 3:

     Finite sets A and B are equivalent sets only when n(A) = n(B) i.e., the number of elements in A and B are equal.

   • 1950, E. Kamke, Theory of Sets, page 16:

     All enumerable sets are equivalent to each other, but not to any finite set.

   • 2000, N. L. Carothers, Real Analysis, page 18:

     Equivalent sets should, by rights, have the same "number" of elements. For this reason we sometimes say that equivalent sets have the same cardinality.

   • 2006, Joseph Breuer, Introduction to the Theory of Sets, page 41:

     The equivalence theorem: If both M is equivalent to a subset N₁ of N and N is equivalent to a subset M₁ of M, then the sets M and N are equivalent to each other.

3. (mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
4. (chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
5. (cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
6. (geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.

Usage notes

• In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like "A and B are equivalent", "A is equivalent to B", and, less commonly, "A is equivalent with B".

Derived terms

• equivalently
• equivalent weight

Translations

Noun

equivalent (plural equivalents)

1. Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
2. (chemistry) An equivalent weight.

Derived terms

• certainty equivalent

Translations

Verb

equivalent (third-person singular simple present equivalents, present participle equivalenting, simple past and past participle equivalented)

1. (transitive) To make equivalent to; to equal.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aequival?ns, attested from 1696.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.ki.v??lent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.ki.b??len/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e.ki.va?lent/

Adjective

equivalent (masculine and feminine plural equivalents)

1. equivalent

Related terms

• equivalència
• equivaler

Further reading

• “equivalent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “equivalent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “equivalent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

• aequivalentie (dated, superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French équivalent, from Latin aequival?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.k?i.va??l?nt/
• Hyphenation: equi?va?lent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

equivalent (not comparable)

1. equivalent

Inflection

Derived terms

• equivalentie

Noun

equivalent n (plural equivalenten)

1. equivalent

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin aequival?ns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

equivalent m (feminine singular equivalenta, masculine plural equivalents, feminine plural equivalentas)

1. equivalent

Related terms

• equivaléncia
• equivaler

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæt??/
• Rhymes: -æt?

Etymology 1

From Middle English matche, metche, macche, mecche, mache, meche, from Old English mæ??a, ?emæ??a, secondary forms of Old English maca, ?emaca (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-Germanic *makkô, *gamakkô, *makô, *gamakô (“an equal; comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”). Cognate with Danish mage (“mate”), Icelandic maki (“spouse”).

Noun

match (plural matches)

1. (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.

   My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.

2. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
   • 1603, Michael Drayton. The Barons' Wars

     many a warlike match

   • A solemn match was made; he lost the prize.

3. Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

   He knew he had met his match.
4. A marriage.
5. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.

   • She […] was looked upon as the richest match of the West.

6. Suitability.
7. Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
8. Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
9. A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

   The carpet and curtains are a match.

10. An agreement or compact.
    • 1660 (first published), Robert Boyle, Seraphic Love

      Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making.

11. (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

See also

• competition
• game
• set
• tournament

Verb

match (third-person singular simple present matches, present participle matching, simple past and past participle matched)

1. (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

2. (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

   • There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
3. (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
4. (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.

5. (obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2 Scene 1:

     […] Adam's sons are my brethren; and truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.

   • A senator of Rome survived,
     Would not have matched his daughter with a king.

6. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• mate

Etymology 2

From Middle English macche, mecche, from Old French mesche, meische, from Vulgar Latin micca (compare Catalan metxa, Spanish mecha, Italian miccia), which in turn is probably from Latin myxa (“nozzle, curved part of a lamp”), from Ancient Greek ???? (múxa, “lamp wick”).

Noun

match (plural matches)

2. A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

   Synonym: spunk (obsolete)

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

See also

• fire, lighter, cigarette lighter
• strike (to strike a match)

French

Etymology

From English match.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat?/

Noun

match m (plural matchs)

1. (sports) match, game

Usage notes

Sometimes translated as rencontre (sportive).

Derived terms

• match nul
• Paris Match

Further reading

• “match” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English match.

Noun

match m (invariable)

1. match (sports event)
2. horserace (involving only two horses)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

match

1. imperative of matche

Spanish

Noun

match m (plural matches)

1. match (sporting event)

Swedish

Noun

match c

1. match

Declension