simple equation

noun

: a linear equation

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For many people, the economy is a simple equation: paychecks minus expenses. David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025 Yet many struggled with basic concepts such as adding fractions or solving simple equations. Akos Rona Tas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025 This process, Richardson conjectured, should cause the distance between the two ducks dropped in the river to grow according to a simple equation that’s ubiquitous in classical physics, called diffusion. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025 Chenoweth’s magic number notwithstanding, the reasons are less tangible than a simple equation. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for simple equation

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First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of simple equation was in 1727

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“Simple equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simple%20equation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.

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