Äquivalenzprinzip
German, noun
Äquivalenzprinzip is spelled Ä-Q-U-I-V-A-L-E-N-Z-P-R-I-N-Z-I-P (17 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Äquivalenzprinzip is a German neuter noun meaning “the various equivalence principles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Äquivalenzprinzip mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterthe various equivalence principles
- 2
neuterthe equivalence of different interpretations or possible meanings, of the same measurements
- 3
neuterthe principle that the taxes paid by each should be equivalent to the benefits received, or the cost to provide them; compare benefit principle
- 4
neutera method of calculating in insurance or social security, where the obligations are equalized with the contributions
- 5
neuterthe equalization of two cashflows
- 6
neuterthe principal of equal salaries for equivalent employees
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Äquivalenzprinzip
- Äquivalenzprinzips genitive
- Äquivalenzprinzipes genitive rare
- Äquivalenzprinzipien plural
- Äquivalenzprinzipe dative rare singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Äquivalenzprinzip?
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Äquivalenzprinzip in German?
Äquivalenzprinzip appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).