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Equation

//ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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"

  2. 2
    the act of regarding as equal wordnet
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal wordnet
  5. 5
    A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
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  1. 6
    a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced wordnet

Etymology

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

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