adequation

noun

ad·​e·​qua·​tion

ˌa-də-ˈkwā-shən

plural -s

1

: the result of making equal or adequate : equivalence

2

: the act of making adequate : the act of making equal or commensurate

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin adaequation-, adaequatio, from Latin adaequatus + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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