sama — meaning in English

English meaning

• equal adj The same in amount, value, size, status, or rights.
• equivalence noun The state of being equal or the same in value or effect.
• identical adj Exactly the same in every detail; impossible to tell apart.
• same adj Identical; not different from another thing or from itself at an earlier point.

Senses

sama is used for these senses in English:

• equal The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes.
• equivalence (mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
• identical (not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
• same Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
• same Similar, alike.
• same Something similar, something of the identical type.
• selfsame Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.

equal — full definition

1. adj The same in amount, value, size, status, or rights.
2. verb To be the same as in value or amount; to match.
3. noun A person or thing having the same status, rank, or ability as another.

equivalence — full definition

1. noun The state of being equal or the same in value or effect.
2. noun (mathematics) A relation between things that shows they are equal, shown by the sign ≡ or ~.
3. noun A link between two statements where they are always both true together or both false together.
4. noun (chemistry) A measure of how many hydrogen atoms a substance can combine with or replace.

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