Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-33255203-20171004210031/@comment-734582-20171023064751

Ninjachris wrote: equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc. "one unit is equivalent to one glass of wine" synonyms:	equal, identical;

So yea equivalent and equal mean exactly the same thing. No, they aren't the same thing. Equivalent means equal in the point you are describing. IE 1 euro is equivalent to 1.22 dollar or something. They have equal value. But you wouldn't mistake one for the other. They are used as synonyms, but that's because nobody ever cares. People use literally figuratively, which means it's a word that can mean the exact opposite of what it's supposed to mean.

The definition you quote says the same thing.

In this case, the intended use is correct: Chakra enhanced punches are equivalent in power to Chidori and Rasengan. They have notably different effects and results, but that was noted 20 posts ago already.