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Synonyms for equations


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-kwey-zhuh n, -shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈkweɪ ʒən, -ʃən



Définition of equations

Origin :
  • late 14c., a term in astrology; meaning "action of making equal" is from 1650s; mathematical sense is from 1560s, on notion of equalizing the expressions; from Latin aequationem (nominative aequatio) "an equal distribution, community," from past participle stem of aequare (see equal (adj.)). Chemistry sense is from 1807.
  • noun equating
Example sentences :
  • This kind of alteration of survey would have to show in the equations.
  • Extract from : « The K-Factor » by Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)
  • Yard after yard of calculator paper was filled with equations and computations.
  • Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • Conditions of a chemical action are not indicated by equations.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • Write the equations showing the action of water on these compounds.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • The former first taught the method of expressing curves by equations.
  • Extract from : « Letters on England » by Voltaire
  • It was all there, Alan thought exultantly: the diagrams, the specifications, the equations.
  • Extract from : « Starman's Quest » by Robert Silverberg
  • Brackets have been added as necessary to equations to aid clarity.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • You do not want to do these equations—simple equations too, mind you!
  • Extract from : « Quicksilver » by George Manville Fenn
  • Rapidly he set up the equations, pressed the tabulator lever.
  • Extract from : « Empire » by Clifford Donald Simak
  • For added clarity, parentheses were added to some of the equations.
  • Extract from : « The Ether of Space » by Oliver Lodge

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