equipollence

equipollence

See also: équipollence

English

Alternative forms

• equipollency

Etymology

Compare French équipollence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛkwɪˈpɒləns/, /ˌiːkwɪˈpɒləns/

Noun

equipollence (countable and uncountable, plural equipollences)

1. The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
   • 1906, Mary Baker Eddy, “Chapter VI — Science, Theology, Medicine”, in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures‎, Harper and Row, page 110:

     Thus it was that I beheld, as never before, the awful unreality called evil. The equipollence of God brought to light another glorious proposition, — man’s perfectibility and the establishment of the kingdom of heaven on earth.

2. (logic) Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.

Related terms

• equipollent

Translations

the condition of being equipollent

Catalan: equipol·lència (ca) f, equivalència f Latin: æquipollentia f Spanish: equipolencia f, equivalencia (es) f

sameness of signification of two or more propositions

Catalan: equipol·lència (ca) f Latin: æquipollentia f Spanish: equipolencia f