EQUATION


Meaning of EQUATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈkwā-zhən also ]

-shən noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the act or process of equating

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.