A course equivalency can be unilateral, meaning it is deemed equivalent by the receiver.

If a viable animal can be produced from an induced pluripotent stem cell using the tetraploid complementation assay, then the induced stem cells are deemed equivalent to embryonal stem cells.

For salary comparison purposes, the permanent secretary is deemed broadly equivalent to a General and to a High Court judge.

Determine the additional education, evaluation and experience requirements for members of reviewed accounting bodies not deemed substantially equivalent.

Certificate courses I to IV, diplomas and advanced diplomas are typically offered, the latter deemed equivalent to bachelor degrees, albeit typically in more vocational areas.

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has a listing of all recognized Accreditation Bodies whose accreditations to the ISO Guide 65 standard are deemed equivalent.

It only works if the system includes courses which can be offered as substitutes for GCSEs, and are deemed equivalent to GCSEs, even though they are actually much less demanding.

Under the first of these (which has since come to be known as the "triple identity" test), something is deemed equivalent if:

Under the second test, something is deemed equivalent if there is only an "insubstantial change" between each of the features of the accused device or process and the patent claim.

The potatoes were chosen because they were deemed substantially equivalent to non-GM Desiree Red potatoes.