equivalent vs relative atomic mass

relative atomic mass vs equivalent

equivalent and relative atomic mass both are nouns.

equivalent is an adjective but relative atomic mass is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equivalent	Yes	Yes	No	No
relative atomic mass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relative atomic mass is a hypernym of equivalent; that is, relative atomic mass is a word with a broader meaning than equivalent:

equivalent: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
relative atomic mass: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units

Other hypernyms of equivalent include atomic mass, atomic weight.

equivalent (noun)	relative atomic mass (noun)
the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen	(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc

equivalent (adjective)	relative atomic mass (adjective)
being essentially equal to something

Difference between equivalent and relative atomic mass

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