Meaning of æquivalence | Babel Free

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of equivalence.

alt-of, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“It is Heaven that is deſigned by this promiſe as well as by any of the reſt; though this grace takes in alſo the refreſhments of the earth by æquivalence and a ſuppletory deſigne.”

“S. Well then, muſt the ſervant of God having prayed, and uſed thoſe means, hope⟳ and be aſſured that that which be thus prayes for ſhall be granted him? C. Yes: either formally, or by way of æquivalence; either that, or ſomething that is better; or again, either now, or when God ſees fitter for him:[…]”

“Whatever thou wanteſt or deſireſt, leave⟳ it to God, make⟳ all thy applications to him, and depend⟳ on him, that he will either give⟳ thee in kinde what thou deſireſt, or by æquivalence ſomewhat that is better for thee.”

“Æquivalence we call⟳ an equality as to belief or unbelief; ſo as neither of the repugnant ſpeeches is preferred as more credible than the other.[…]We affirm not, they are incomprehenſible in their own⟳ nature, but declare⟳ our own⟳ affection, that we conceive we underſtand them not, by reaſon of the æquivalence of contraries.”

“I anſwer, Although the matter⟳ of them be not in terminis, found in Scripture, yet the ſenſe of them according to æquivalence may, as well as Tranſubſtantiation, when you will endevour to make⟳ it out by Scripture.”

“Finally, a more profound knowledge of the details of the processes of fertilization has been obtained, including the structure⟳ of the nucleus and its cleavage phenomena, the discovery of the fusion of germ- and sperm-nucleus, the æquivalence of the male and female nuclear substances and their distribution among the resulting daughter cells, and especially a deeper insight into the complicated phenomena of germ- and sperm-maturation which cause the reduction of the original nuclear substance.”

“Convinced that laws of nature cannot contain⟳ inconsistencies of this kind, Einstein set⟳ up his Æquivalence-hypothesis (to be explained presently), though not, at that time, under the compulsion of any direct⟳ empirical facts.”

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