Definition of personal equation
: variation (as in observation) occasioned by the personal peculiarities of an individual
also
: a correction or allowance made for such variation
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Survival and success reside on one side of your personal equation — healing is on the other.
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Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
Survival and success reside on one side of your personal equation -- healing is on the other.
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Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2019
Survival and success reside on one side of your personal equation — healing is on the other.
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Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2019
Survival and success reside on one side of your personal equation -- healing is on the other.
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Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2019
Survival and success reside on one side of your personal equation – healing is on the other.
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Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2019
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“Personal equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20equation. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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