equipollent
- adjective
- /ˌiːkwɪˈpɒlənt/
- Specialized
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equipolente
- In geometry, two vectors are equipollent if they have the same length and direction.
Examples
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The two vectors are equipollent in magnitude and direction.
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After translation, the segments became equipollent and could be considered equal in vector analysis.
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The teacher explained that the forces acting on the object were equipollent and thus balanced each other.
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In geometry, two lines can be equipollent if they are parallel.
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In geometry, two vectors are equipollent if they have the same length and direction.
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The teacher explained that the forces acting on the object were equipollent and thus balanced each other.
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After translation, the segments became equipollent in magnitude and direction, showcasing their equivalence in vector analysis.
How Equal
Surface Forms
Morphology
equipollent = equi + pollent
The prefix 'equi-' suggests 'equal', but the remainder 'pollent' is not an English base students will recognize and the geometric/vectorial nuance is domain-specific, making full inference difficult.
Etymology
Equipollent comes from Latin parts equi- 'equal' and pollent 'powerful', the same idea you see in potent. So, in geometry it means two vectors have the same length and direction, and you can move one so it exactly matches the other.