Meaning of equation | Babel Free

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1. The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical)
2. The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
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. The state of being equivalent:equality, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity, sameness.
5. 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.
6. A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
7. A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation
8. to regard as the same in some way. He equates money with happiness. gelykmaak, gelykstel يُساوي сравнявам equacionar klást rovnítko mezi gleichstellen ligestille; sætte lighedstegn mellem εξισώνωequiparar, comparar samastama برابر شمردن؛ همانند دانستن pitää samanlaisena mettre sur le même pied לְהָשווֹת बराबर मानना izjednačiti egyenlővé tesz menyamakan leggja að jöfnu equiparare, considerare uguale 等しいとする 동일시하다 prilyginti, laikyti lygiu vienādot; pielīdzināt menyamakan gelijkstellensette likh...
9. The act or process of equating or of being equated.
10. The state of being equal.
11. Mathematics A statement asserting the equality of two expressions, usually written as a linear array of symbols that are separated into left and right sides and joined by an equal sign.
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12. Chemistry A representation of a chemical reaction, usually written as a linear array in which the symbols and quantities of the reactants are separated from those of the products by an arrow or a set of opposing arrows.
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13. A complex of variable elements or factors: "The world was full of equations ... there must be an answer for everything, if only you knew how to set forth the questions" (Anne Tyler).
14. (Mathematics) a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal: it is either an identity in which the variables can assume any value, or a conditional equation in which the variables have only certain values (roots)
15. the act of regarding as equal; equating
16. the act of making equal or balanced; equalization

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“We need to bring the balance of power into equation”

“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.”

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