equation

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Pronunciation

/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/

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/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ · /-ʃən/ · /ɪˈkwæɪ.ʒən/ · /əˈkwæɪ.ʒən/ · /ˈikˌʋe.ʃən/ · /ɪkˈʋe.ʃən/ · /-(d)ʒən/

Definition of equation

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).

“We need to bring the balance of power into equation”
“The cultural equation of love with suffering is similar to the equation of love with an experience of both transcendence and consummation in which love is affirmed in an ostentatious display of self loss.”

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noun

The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).

“We need to bring the balance of power into equation”
“The cultural equation of love with suffering is similar to the equation of love with an experience of both transcendence and consummation in which love is affirmed in an ostentatious display of self loss.”
An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part.
A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.

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

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