Equation

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.

Derived terms

 * algebraic equation
 * Arrhenius equation
 * chemical equation
 * differential equation
 * Diophantine equation
 * Drake equation
 * integral equation
 * Kepler's equation
 * Lagrange's equations
 * linear equation


 * Navier-Stokes equation
 * parametric equation
 * partial differential equation
 * Pell's equation
 * personal equation
 * polynomial equation
 * quadratic equation
 * Schrödinger's wave equation
 * Van der Waals equation
 * wave equation

Related terms

 * equality
 * equational
 * identity
 * inequation
 * inequality

Adjectives
quadratic; personal; explanatory.

Thesaurus
accommodation, addend, adjustment, antilogarithm, argument, balance, base, binomial, characteristic, coefficient, coequality, coextension, combination, complement, congruence, constant, coordination, correspondence, cosine, cotangent, cube, decimal, denominator, derivative, determinant, difference, differential, discriminate, dividend, divisor, e, equality, equalization, equalizing, equating, equilibration, equilibrium, equipoise, equipollence, equiponderance, equity, equivalence, equivalency, evening, evening up, evenness, exponent, exponential, factor, formula, function, i, identity, increment, index, integral, integration, justice, levelness, likeness, matrix, minuend, multiple, multiplier, norm, numerator, par, parallelism, parameter, parity, permutation, pi, poise, polynomial, power, proportion, quaternion, quotient, radical, radix, reciprocal, remainder, root, secant, sine, submultiple, subtrahend, symmetry, tangent, tensor, variable, vector, versine

Etymology
From aequatio:.

Translations

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 * Sorani: هاوکێشه‌
 * Malayalam: സമവാക്യം (samavaakyam)
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 * Urdu: مساوات (musawaat)