English Online Dictionary. What means equation? What does equation mean?
English
Alternative forms
- æquation (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭkwā'zhən, IPA(key): /ɪˈkweɪʒən/; enPR: ĭkwā'shən, IPA(key): /ɪˈkweɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʒən
Noun
equation (plural equations)
- 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
- (mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
- (astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
Derived terms
Related terms
- equality
- equational
- identity
- inequation
- inequality