as in equivalence
the consideration of two or more things as equal
The speech deftly made an equation between the values of self-sacrifice and those of patriotism.
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Recent Examples of equation
The idea of a quantum wavefunction was only formalized into quantum mechanics in 1926, however, with the advent of the Schrödinger equation.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Today, Benko said, sustainability is the third factor reshaping that equation.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Money could be part of the equation in not making a coach change at the top, as Northwestern's new stadium has a cost of $850 million.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For employers, that makes hiring a more difficult equation, according to Kiersten Barnet, executive director of the New York Jobs CEO Council, which was started by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other CEOs of the largest employers in the city.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Today, Benko said, sustainability is the third factor reshaping that equation.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Money could be part of the equation in not making a coach change at the top, as Northwestern's new stadium has a cost of $850 million.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For employers, that makes hiring a more difficult equation, according to Kiersten Barnet, executive director of the New York Jobs CEO Council, which was started by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other CEOs of the largest employers in the city.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equation
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That false equivalence, Sadeghi noted, is part of a broader retrieval problem.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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While Guadagnino has cast the film as an honest look at people's inner conflicts, some critics have derided the script for creating a false equivalence between the narratives.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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Going back to the novel-shredding analogy, imagine trying to reassemble the book after it was shredded into pieces only 1 centimeter square rather than 5.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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To be clear, this is only an analogy and shouldn’t be taken too far.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
2 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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As at many schools, CAMP at Millersville is also linked with programs that help migrant students earn their high school equivalency diplomas, known as HEP.—
Jordan Owens,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equation. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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