Biequivalent

Quick meaning: Biequivalent is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Capable of replacing a bond formed by H₂ to any molecule.

Meaning

(chemistry) Capable of replacing a bond formed by H₂ to any molecule.

More Meanings

1. (mathematics, of two entities A and B) Both left equivalent and right equivalent; Having the property that there exists a pair of mappings M₁ (A->B) and M₂ (B->A) such that M₁M₂(A) is equivalent to applying the unity operator to A and M₂ M₁(B) is equivalent to applying the unity operator to B.

Example Sentences

This is chloride of ammomium, in which 2 atoms of hydrogen are displaced by the biequivalent atom of mercury.

We define strict and weak duality involutions on 2-categories, and prove a coherence theorem that every bicategory with a weak duality involution is biequivalent to a 2-category with a strict duality involution.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include equipotent, equivalent, identical, equipollent, self-dual, bisimilar.

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