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nonequivalence

nonequivalence

8.9
A situation where two things are not the same or cannot replace each other
  • noun
  • /nʌnˌɛkwɪˈvɑːləns/
translation icon : no equivalencia
  • The study highlighted the nonequivalence between the two treatment methods in effectiveness.

Examples

  • In his lecture, he explained the concept of nonequivalence to illustrate why some systems cannot be interchanged.

  • Researchers noted the nonequivalence of results when comparing the two data sets.

  • Call it the nonequivalence principle.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • No distinction between human beings and animals was implied by the "nonequivalence principle."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • This finding of nonequivalence, however, contradicts clinical findings, upon which most researchers have based their conclusions.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

disanalogy
vsnonequivalence
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A difference that shows two things are not really alike when you compare them

applies more generally to not being able to serve the same role or value
incommutability
vsnonequivalence
9.9

A situation where something cannot be exchanged for something else

is broader covering not being the same or able to take each other's place
nonidentity
vsnonequivalence
9.9

A situation where two or more things are different

stresses inability to be swapped or used in place of another item
unsimilarity
vsnonequivalence
9.0

A difference that shows two or more things are not the same

focuses on inability to take each other's role or function instead
nonresemblance
vsnonequivalence
7.7

A situation where things are not alike

points to being unable to replace one another in use or purpose

Antonyms

equivalence
18 6.2

A situation where two things have the same value, meaning, or effect

How Different

nonequivalence
8.9
diff
  • Informal
1 8.1

Surface Forms

nonequivalence singular
nonequivalences plural

Morphology

nonequivalence = equivalence (transparent) = non + equivalence

Formed by a straightforward negation prefix 'non-' attached to the noun 'equivalence', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Nonequivalence is made of non- ('not') and equivalence, which comes from a root meaning 'equal', as in the word equal. So nonequivalence means the state of 'not equal' or 'not interchangeable'.