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, Rhymes: -eɪʒən
- IPA(key): /ɪˈkweɪʒən/
- enPR: ĭkwā'shən, IPA(key): /ɪˈkweɪʃən/
- enPR: ē'kwāshən, (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈiːkweːʃən/
- Hyphenation: e‧qua‧tion
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).
- (mathematics) 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.
- (astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.