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equation

40 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. equation (noun)
  2. consistent equations (noun plural)
  3. absolute personal equation (noun)
  4. accounting equation (noun)
  5. algebraic equation (noun)
  6. auxiliary equation (noun)
  7. biquadratic equation (noun)
  8. characteristic equation (noun)
  9. cubic equation (noun)
  10. differential equation (noun)
  11. exponential equation (noun)
  12. fractional equation (noun)
  13. human equation (noun)
  14. identical equation (noun)
  15. indeterminate equation (noun)
  16. integral equation (noun)
  17. irreducible equation (noun)
  18. light equation (noun)
  19. linear differential equation (noun)
  20. linear equation (noun)
  21. lunar equation (noun)
  22. mass-energy equation (noun)
  23. normal equation (noun)
  24. observation equation (noun)
  25. ordinary differential equation (noun)
  26. parallactic equation (noun)
  27. parametric equation (noun)
  28. partial differential equation (noun)
  29. personal equation (noun)
  30. polar equation (noun)

equa·tion

noun \i-ˈkwā-zhən also -shən\

Definition of EQUATION

1
a : the act or process of equating b (1) : an element affecting a process : factor (2) : a complex of variable factors c : a state of being equated; specifically : a state of close association or identification <bring governmental enterprises and payment for them into immediate equation — R. G. Tugwell>
2
a : a usually formal statement of the equality or equivalence of mathematical or logical expressions b : an expression representing a chemical reaction quantitatively by means of chemical symbols
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Examples of EQUATION

  1. the equation of material wealth with happiness

First Known Use of EQUATION

14th century

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with EQUATION

Abkhazian, abrasion, Caucasian, corrasion, dissuasion, Eurasian, evasion, invasion, occasion, persuasion, pervasion,

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