Definition
Able to be compared as equal; capable of being made equal or equivalent; suitable for comparison.
Etymology
From 'equipare' (to make equal, from Latin 'equi-' equal + 'parare' to make/prepare) + '-able' (capable of being). The root suggests making two things equal in standing or comparison, forming a word meaning 'capable of such equality.'
Kelly Says
This word sits at the intersection of philosophy and language—it asks whether two completely different things can ever truly be 'equiparable,' or whether comparison always requires some distortion. Mathematicians use it confidently, but ethicists debate whether human lives are equiparable!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
相似的 (se-me-se)
se-me-se
ARالعربية
مُقارن (muqāran)
mu-ka-ran
BNবাংলা
সমান (samaan)
sa-ma-an
CACatalà
equiparable
e-kwi-par-a-ble
CSČeština
ekvivalentní
ek-vi-val-ent-ni
DADansk
ekvivalent
ek-vi-val-ent
DEDeutsch
vergleichbar
ver-glei-ch-bar
ELΕλληνικά
ισοδύναμος (isodynamos)
ee-so-dy-na-mos
ESEspañol
equiparable
e-kwi-par-a-ble
FAفارسی
مساوی (masāvi)
ma-sa-avi
FISuomi
ekvivalentti
ek-vi-val-ent-ti
FRFrançais
équiparable
e-ki-par-a-ble
GUGU
સમાન (samaan)
sa-ma-an
HAHA
سमान (samaan)
sa-ma-an
HEעברית
שווה ערך (shove arak)
sho-veh a-rak
HIहिन्दी
समरूप (sama-rupa)
sa-ma-roo-pa
HUMagyar
egyenértékű
e-gen-ert-ek-u
IDBahasa Indonesia
setara
se-ta-ra
ITItaliano
equiparabile
e-kwi-par-a-bile
JA日本語
同等な (どうとうな)
do-u-to-u-na
KKKK
сәйкес (saykes)
sa-y-kes
KMKM
ដូចគ្នា (douch knea)
duch knea
KO한국어
동등한 (동등한)
dong-deung-han
MRMR
समान (samaan)
sa-ma-an
MSBahasa Melayu
setara
se-ta-ra
NLNederlands
gelijkwaardig
ghe-lijk-waar-dig
NONorsk
ekvivalent
ek-vi-val-ent
PAPA
ਸਮਾਨ (samaan)
sa-ma-an
PLPolski
równoważny
rov-no-vazh-ny
PTPortuguês
equiparável
e-kwi-par-a-vel
RORomână
echivalent
e-kwi-val-ent
RUРусский
эквивалентный (ekvivalennyy)
ek-vi-val-en-tnyy
SVSvenska
ekvivalent
ek-vi-val-ent
TAதமிழ்
சமமான (samaana)
sa-ma-a-na
TEతెలుగు
సమానం (samānam)
sa-ma-na-m
THไทย
เทียบเท่า (thiab tao)
thiab tao
TRTürkçe
denklem
denk-lem
UKУкраїнська
еквівалентний (ekvivalentnyy)
ek-vi-val-en-tnyy
URاردو
برابر (baraabar)
ba-ra-ba-ar
VITiếng Việt
tương đương
tươ-ng-đương
ZH中文
相当的 (xiāngdāng de)
hsiang-tang de