equation
- noun
- /ɪˈkwāzhən/
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- To solve the equation 3y - 4 = 11, you need to isolate y on one side.
- solve equations
- linear equation
- variables in equations
And it's a simple equation and it's true.
- And it's a simple equation and it's true.
- We can solve that equation by a new way.
- Now I have one equation with one variable good.
- No charts, no equations, all words, Plain English.
- So anyways, this is Bernoulli's equation, so DYDX.
- I just copy the equations back, back and forth.
- You use Einstein's equations to work out how that's changed.
- And it's that that equation is being solved millions of times a day.
- And when we input or change variables and the equations, everything changes.
- And then the second part of the dally equation is years lived with disability.
Examples
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So we're trying to solve this equation for X.
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And that is your equation in standard form.
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So some people leave the equation in this form.
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So you can use this equation to find things out.
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is the equation for light.
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So I'm going to write the equation in the form.
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Current fuel price appears in the vehicle efficiency equation but does not have the usual interpretation.
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And it's a simple equation and it's true.
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I'm going to solve this equation for DSB.
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Teaching students with moderate ID to solve simple linear equations is no small task.
Academic text (2013)
Idioms
Compounds
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An equation that shows how a number or amount changes using its rate of change
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An equation where the unknown number is multiplied by itself, for example ax² + bx + c = 0
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An equation with the variable to the first power that makes a straight line when graphed
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An equation that shows how a value changes when two or more things change
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An equation that shows how waves such as light and sound move through space and materials
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An equation where the highest power of the unknown number is four
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A math formula that predicts one number from one or more other numbers
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Differences in results or judgments caused by a person's own way of seeing
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A basic rule in quantum physics that shows how tiny particles like electrons change over time
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An equation that shows how tiny particles behave over time
How Complex
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word equation comes from the old Latin root aequ- meaning 'equal', the same root as the common word equal. In math, an equation is a statement that shows two sides are 'equal', so the origin explains the meaning.