Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Existing in the metaverse is equivalent of living inside the internet. This opens the possibility of the creation of a new world, a new economy and new possibilities. Unlike the internet, the VR immersion would trick the human brain into releasing the same chemicals the same way as you would in the real world, which will make it more natural and more realistic for humans to inhabit than the internet. It's a virtual environment where you can interact with people in a digital space. It is going inside the internet instead of just looking at it! The ability to buy, sell and own things in the metaverse could be the most transformative part of this new era. It may still be hard to create human-looking Android machines that will take over the real world. However, in a world where everything is digital, it will not be difficult to create intelligent self-replicating agents that can send and learn from their environment and evolve to take over its environment.
Which of the following word can replace the given word in the passage
'Equivalent'