équivalent

In a sentence

• Son expérience professionnelle est l'équivalent d'un diplôme universitaire.

  His professional experience is the equivalent of a university degree.

  Here, 'équivalent' is used as a noun meaning 'equivalent', indicating something that is equal in value, amount, function, or meaning to another.

• Nous devons trouver une solution équivalente pour résoudre ce problème.

  We need to find an equivalent solution to solve this problem.

  In this sentence, 'équivalente' is employed as an adjective, describing a solution as being equal or comparable in value or function.

• La vitesse de cet ordinateur est équivalente à celle d'un modèle plus cher.

  The speed of this computer is equivalent to that of a more expensive model.

  Here, 'équivalente' modifies 'vitesse', used again as an adjective to describe how the computer's speed compares equivalently to another model.