Difference between revisions of "Equation"
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| − | *1 a : the act or process of equating | + | *1 a : the [[act]] or [[process]] of equating |
:b (1) : an element affecting a process : factor | :b (1) : an element affecting a process : factor | ||
| − | ::(2) : a complex of variable factors c : a state of being equated; specifically : a state of close association or identification <bring governmental enterprises and payment for them into immediate equation — R. G. Tugwell> | + | ::(2) : a [[complex]] of variable factors |
| − | *2 a : a usually formal statement of the equality or equivalence of mathematical or logical expressions | + | :c : a [[state]] of being equated; specifically : a state of close [[association]] or identification <bring governmental enterprises and payment for them into immediate equation — R. G. Tugwell> |
| − | :b : an expression representing a chemical reaction quantitatively by means of chemical symbols | + | *2 a : a usually [[formal]] statement of the [[equality]] or equivalence of [[mathematical]] or [[logical]] [[expressions]] |
| + | :b : an expression representing a [[chemical]] reaction [[quantitatively]] by means of chemical [[symbols]] | ||
[[Category: Mathematics]] | [[Category: Mathematics]] | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 24 January 2010
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- b (1) : an element affecting a process : factor
- (2) : a complex of variable factors
- c : a state of being equated; specifically : a state of close association or identification <bring governmental enterprises and payment for them into immediate equation — R. G. Tugwell>
- 2 a : a usually formal statement of the equality or equivalence of mathematical or logical expressions
- b : an expression representing a chemical reaction quantitatively by means of chemical symbols
