equation
//ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən//
formalForms
- Plural
- equations
Definitions
1.The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
- 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.
2.A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3778
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”).
Morphologically equate + -ion