EQUATION | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Equation

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Latin aequatio(n-), from aequare ‘make equal’ (see equate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪˈkweɪʒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).

Short Definition:

statement that two values are equal

Definition:

the process of equating one thing with another

Short Definition:

process of equating

Examples:
  • the equation of science with objectivity
Definition:

a symbolic representation of the changes which occur in a chemical reaction, expressed in terms of the formulae of the molecules or other species involved.

Short Definition:

representation of changes in chemical reaction

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