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kind: concept
name: Equivalence relation
aliases: [equivalence]
msc: ["03E20"]
specializes: [0X8NMST0J2, 061J5VGSPT, 0GJZW9JFZQ]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalence_relation
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q130998
  wikipedia: Equivalence relation
inventory: [QFT3BEZB7E]
---

## Summary

An equivalence relation is a relation that behaves like equality: it is reflexive, symmetric and transitive.