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equation

equa·tion

UK/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ US/-ʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

2.

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

  • “on a par with the best”
3.

the act of regarding as equal

Synonyms

Origin

From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion

Phrases

  • absolute personal equation
  • accounting equation
  • affected equation
  • Airy equation
  • algebraic equation
  • Arrhenius equation
  • balance sheet equation
  • Bellman equation

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