# das Äquivalenzprinzip

das Äquivalenzprinzip is a German noun meaning “the various equivalence principles”. Forms: des Äquivalenzprinzips, die Äquivalenzprinzipien.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Äquivalenzprinzips
- Plural: die Äquivalenzprinzipien

## Meanings

1. the various equivalence principles
2. the equivalence of different interpretations or possible meanings, of the same measurements
3. the principle that the taxes paid by each should be equivalent to the benefits received, or the cost to provide them; compare benefit principle
4. a method of calculating in insurance or social security, where the obligations are equalized with the contributions
5. the equalization of two cashflows
6. the principal of equal salaries for equivalent employees

---
Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/%C3%84quivalenzprinzip