Equipollent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Equipollent \E`qui*pol"lent\, a. [L. aequipollens; aequus equal
     + pollens, -entis, p. pr. of pollere to be strong, able: cf.
     F. ['e]quipollent.]
     1. Having equal power or force; equivalent. --Bacon.
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     2. (Logic) Having equivalent signification and reach;
        expressing the same thing, but differently.
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