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e·qua·tion

(ĭ-kwā′zhən, -shən)

1. The act or process of equating or of being equated.

2. The state of being equal.

3. Mathematics A statement asserting the equality of two expressions, usually written as a linear array of symbols that are separated into left and right sides and joined by an equal sign.

4. Chemistry A representation of a chemical reaction, usually written as a linear array in which the symbols and quantities of the reactants are separated from those of the products by an arrow or a set of opposing arrows.

5. A complex of variable elements or factors: "The world was full of equations ... there must be an answer for everything, if only you knew how to set forth the questions" (Anne Tyler).

e·qua′tion·al adj.

e·qua′tion·al·ly adv.

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equation

(ɪˈkweɪʒən; -ʃən)

1. (Mathematics) a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal: it is either an identity in which the variables can assume any value, or a conditional equation in which the variables have only certain values (roots)

2. the act of regarding as equal; equating

3. the act of making equal or balanced; equalization

4. a situation, esp one regarded as having a number of conflicting elements: what you want doesn't come into the equation.

5. the state of being equal, equivalent, or equally balanced

6. a situation or problem in which a number of factors need to be considered

7. (Chemistry) See chemical equation

8. astronomy See personal equation

eˈquational adj

eˈquationally adv

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e•qua•tion

(ɪˈkweɪ ʒən, -ʃən)

n.

1. the act of equating or making equal.

2. the state of being equated or equal.

3. equally balanced state; equilibrium.

4. an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities.

5. a symbolic representation in chemistry showing the kind and amount of the starting materials and products of a reaction.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

e·qua·tion

(ĭ-kwā′zhən)

1. Mathematics A written statement indicating the equality of two expressions. It consists of a sequence of symbols that is split into left and right sides joined by an equal sign. For example, 2 + 3 + 5 = 10 is an equation.

2. Chemistry A written representation of a chemical reaction, in which the symbols and amounts of the reactants are separated from those of the products by an equal sign, arrow, or a set of opposing arrows. For example, NaOH + HCl = NaCl + H₂O is an equation.

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Noun	1.	equation - a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement regression equation, regression of y on x - the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y linear equation - a polynomial equation of the first degree quadratic, quadratic equation - an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square biquadratic equation, biquadratic - an equation of the fourth degree differential equation - an equation containing differentials of a function simultaneous equations - a set of equations in two or more variables for which there are values that can satisfy all the equations simultaneously mathematical statement - a statement of a mathematical relation exponential equation - an equation involving exponential functions of a variable
	2.	equation - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" equivalence, par, equality status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" egalite, egality - social and political equality; "egality represents an extreme leveling of society" tie - equality of score in a contest
	3.	equation - the act of regarding as equal equating equalisation, equalization, leveling - the act of making equal or uniform

equation

noun equating, match, agreement, balancing, pairing, comparison, parallel, equality, correspondence, likeness, equivalence, equalization the equation between higher spending and higher taxes

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equation

noun

The state of being equivalent:

equality, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity, sameness.

Translations

مُعادَلةمُعادَلَه

rovnice

ligningregnestykke

yhtälö

jednadžba

egyenletkiegyenlítés

jafnaefnajafna

equazione compromesso

等しくすること

방정식

rovnica

enačba

ekvation

สมการ

denklem eşitlik

phương trình

等式反应式方程式

equation

[ɪˈkweɪʒən] N

1. (Math) → ecuación f
to enter (into) the equation (fig) → entrar en juego
fairness did not seem to enter into the equation → la justicia no parecía entrar en juego

2. (= linking) the equation of sth with sth → la identificación de algo con algo

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equation

[ɪˈkweɪʒ^ən] n → équation f

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equation

n (Math, fig) → Gleichung f; the equation of religion and morality → die Gleichsetzung von Religion mit Moralität; to balance the equation between work and leisure → Arbeit und Freizeit ins rechte Gleichgewicht bringen; that doesn’t even enter the equation → das steht doch überhaupt nicht zur Debatte

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equation

[ɪˈkweɪʒ/ən] n (Math) → equazione f
equations of motion (Phys) → equazioni del moto

equate

(iˈkweit) verb

to regard as the same in some way. He equates money with happiness.

eˈquation (-ʒən) noun

1. a statement that two things are equal or the same. xy+xy=2xy is an equation.

2. a formula expressing the action of certain substances on others. 2H2 + O2 = 2 H2O is an equation.

equation

→ مُعادَلة rovnice ligning Gleichung εξίσωση ecuación yhtälö équation jednadžba equazione 等しくすること 방정식 vergelijking likning równanie equação равенство ekvation สมการ eşitlik phương trình 等式

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This equation does not give us the value of the unknown factor but gives us a ratio between two unknowns.

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"No, Michel; the difficult part is what Barbicane has done; that is, to get an equation which shall satisfy all the conditions of the problem.

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"Very good, electricity and heat are the same thing; but is it possible to substitute the one quantity for the other in the equation for the solution of any problem?

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Representing him by the letter n, the Republicans begin to build their equation thus: "Let n = the white man." This, however, appears to give an unsatisfactory solution.

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Furthermore, it is admitted that never, never, in a million lifetimes, could Michael have demonstrated a proposition in Euclid or solved a quadratic equation. Yet he was capable of knowing beyond all peradventure of a doubt that three bones are more than two bones, and that ten dogs compose a more redoubtable host than do two dogs.

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POLARITY, or action and reaction, we meet in every part of nature; in darkness and light; in heat and cold; in the ebb and flow of waters; in male and female; in the inspiration and expiration of plants and animals; in the equation of quantity and quality in the fluids of the animal body; in the systole and diastole of the heart; in the undulations of fluids, and of sound; in the centrifugal and centripetal gravity; in electricity, galvanism, and chemical affinity.

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It was but a question of vanity throughout; and if that were admitted into one side of the equation it should be admitted into the other.

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"Oh, I am aware of that," said Madame de Villefort; "but I have a passion for the occult sciences, which speak to the imagination like poetry, and are reducible to figures, like an algebraic equation; but go on, I beg of you; what you say interests me to the greatest degree."

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In this case the matter was simplified by Brunton's intelligence being quite first-rate, so that it was unnecessary to make any allowance for the personal equation, as the astronomers have dubbed it.

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There is no limit to your heroism; but you forget the human equation in the pluckiest of the plucky.

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Time was a negligible factor in the equation of life--it was all the same to Tarzan if he reached the west coast in a month or a year or three years.

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Physicists distinguish between macroscopic and microscopic equations: the former determine the visible movements of bodies of ordinary size, the latter the minute occurrences in the smallest parts.