equipollence

noun

equi·​pol·​lence ˌēkwəˈpälən(t)s 

ˌek-

variants or less commonly equipollency

-nsē

plural equipollences also equipollencies

: the quality of being equipollent

the equipollence of the two propositions

Word History

Etymology

equipollence from Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin aequipollentia, from Latin aequipollent-, aequipollens + -ia -y; equipollency from equipollence + -y

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