No, they are not the same thing. They are logically equivalent, which is not the same thing as same thing. 1+3 is logically equivalent to 4, but they are not

No, they are not the same thing. They are logically equivalent, which is not the same thing as same thing. 1+3 is logically equivalent to 4, but they are not the same. As just one example, the former contains an operation.