The difference between Equal and Equivalent
When used as nouns, equal means a person or thing of equal status to others, whereas equivalent means anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
When used as verbs, equal means to be equal to, to have the same value as, whereas equivalent means to make equivalent to.
When used as adjectives, equal means the same in all respects, whereas equivalent means similar or identical in value, meaning or effect.
check bellow for the other definitions of Equal and Equivalent
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Equal as an adjective (not comparable):
The same in all respects.
Examples:
"'Equal conditions should produce equal results."
"All men are created equal."
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Equal as an adjective (mathematics, not comparable):
Exactly identical, having the same value.
Examples:
"All right angles are equal."
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Equal as an adjective (obsolete):
Fair, impartial.
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Equal as an adjective (comparable):
Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
Examples:
"This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it."
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Equal as an adjective (obsolete):
Not variable; equable; uniform; even.
Examples:
"an equal movement"
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Equal as an adjective (music):
Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
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Equal as a verb (mathematics):
To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
Examples:
"Two plus two equals four."
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Equal as a verb:
To be equivalent to; to match
Examples:
"David equaled the water level of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter."
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Equal as a verb (informal):
To have as its consequence.
Examples:
"Losing this deal equals losing your job."
"Might does not equal right."
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Equal as a noun:
A person or thing of equal status to others.
Examples:
"We're all equals here."
"This beer has no equal."
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Equal as a noun (obsolete):
State of being equal; equality.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Equivalent as an adjective:
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
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Equivalent as an adjective (mathematics):
Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.
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Equivalent as an adjective (mathematics):
Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
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Equivalent as an adjective (chemistry):
Having the equal ability to combine.
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Equivalent as an adjective (cartography):
Of a map, equal-area.
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Equivalent as an adjective (geometry):
Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
Examples:
"A square may be equivalent to a triangle."
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Equivalent as a noun:
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
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Equivalent as a noun (chemistry):
An equivalent weight.
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Equivalent as a verb (transitive):
To make equivalent to; to equal.