equivalency

[ ih-kwiv-uh-luh n-see ]

/ ɪˈkwɪv ə lən si /

Origin of equivalency

From the Medieval Latin word aequivalentia, dating back to 1525–35. See equivalent, -ency

non·e·quiv·a·len·cy, noun

It is not enough to say that on the principle of equivalency a man is not presumed to intend to pay for a thing until he has it.

The Common Law |Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
But this equivalency can hardly be secured in any other way than by prescribing a series of definite lines of study.

Science and Education |Thomas H. Huxley
Table of the Elements, arranged according to their Equivalency.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
He is, as the name indicates, it is an equivalent—it's a certification that the man has an equivalency of a high school education.

Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

equivalency

/ (ˌɛkwɪˈveɪlənsɪ) /

chem the state of having equal valencies

equivalent, adjective