adequation

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin adaequatio, from ad + aequatio. === Noun === adequation (countable and uncountable, plural adequations) Equivalence. (linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context. (obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent. a. 1603, Thomas Barlow, letter to Mr. John Goodwin The principles of logick and natural reason tell us, that there must be a just proportion and adequation between the medium by which we prove, and the conclusion to be proved. ==== Derived terms ==== adequationism