Meanings
plural equations · alternative archaic æquation
- The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
We need to bring the balance of power into equation
1 more example
The cultural equation of love with suffering is similar to the equation of love with an experience of both transcendence and consummation in which love is affirmed in an ostentatious display of self loss.
2013, Eva Illouz, Why Love Hurts: A Sociological ExplanationSynonyms: equating, equivalence
- mathematicsAn assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part.
- astronomyA small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinaequātiō“an equalizing”
- Englishequation
From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans vergelyking
- vergelykingmathematics: assertion
Arabic مُعَادَلَة
- مُعَادَلَة (muʕādala)mathematics: assertion
Basque ekuazio
- ekuaziomathematics: assertion
Bengali সমীকরণ
- সমীকরণ (śomikron)mathematics: assertion
Bulgarian уравне́ние
- уравне́ние (uravnénie)mathematics: assertion
Catalan equació
- equaciómathematics: assertion
Chinese Mandarin 方程式, 方程
- 方程式 (fāngchéngshì)mathematics: assertion
- 方程 (fāngchéng)mathematics: assertion
Czech rovnice
- rovnicemathematics: assertion
Danish ligning
- ligningmathematics: assertion
Dutch vergelijking
- vergelijkingmathematics: assertion
Esperanto ekvacio
- ekvaciomathematics: assertion
Estonian võrrand
- võrrandmathematics: assertion
Finnish yhtälö
- yhtälömathematics: assertion
French équation, équation
- équationmathematics: assertion
- équationastronomy: correction
German Ausgleich, Gleichgewicht
- Ausgleichact or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal
- Gleichgewichtact or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal
- Gleichungmathematics: assertion
Greek εξίσωση
- εξίσωση (exísosi)mathematics: assertion
Hebrew משוואה \ מִשְׁוָאָה
- משוואה \ מִשְׁוָאָה (mishva'á)mathematics: assertion
Hindi समीकरण
- समीकरण (samīkraṇ)mathematics: assertion
Hungarian egyenlet, kiegyenlítés
- egyenletmathematics: assertion
- kiegyenlítésastronomy: correction
Icelandic jafna
- jafnamathematics: assertion
Indonesian persamaan
- persamaanmathematics: assertion
Irish cothromóid
- cothromóidmathematics: assertion
Italian equazione
- equazionemathematics: assertion
Japanese 方程式
- 方程式 (hōteishiki)mathematics: assertion
Korean 방정식
- 방정식 (bangjeongsik)mathematics: assertion
Latin aequatio
- aequatiomathematics: assertion
Latvian vienādojums
- vienādojumsmathematics: assertion
Lithuanian lygtis
- lygtismathematics: assertion
Malay persamaan
- persamaanmathematics: assertion
Māori whārite
- whāritemathematics: assertion
Norwegian Bokmål likning
- likningmathematics: assertion
Persian معادله
- معادله (mo'âdele)mathematics: assertion
Polish równanie
- równaniemathematics: assertion
Portuguese equação
- equaçãomathematics: assertion
Romanian ecuație
- ecuațiemathematics: assertion
Russian уравне́ние
- уравне́ние (uravnénije)mathematics: assertion
Slovak rovnica
- rovnicamathematics: assertion
Spanish ecuación
- ecuaciónmathematics: assertion
Swahili mlinganyo
- mlinganyomathematics: assertion
Swedish ekvation
- ekvationmathematics: assertion
Tagalog tumbasan
- tumbasanmathematics: assertion
Tamil சமன்பாடு
- சமன்பாடு (camaṉpāṭu)mathematics: assertion
Thai สมการ
- สมการ (sà-má-gaan)mathematics: assertion
Turkish denklem
- denklemmathematics: assertion
Ukrainian рівня́ння
- рівня́ння (rivnjánnja)mathematics: assertion
Urdu مساوات
- مساوات (musāvāt)mathematics: assertion
Vietnamese phương trình
- phương trìnhmathematics: assertion
Yiddish גלייכונג
- גלייכונג (gleykhung)mathematics: assertion
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with equation
Cite this entry
equation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equation
“equation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equation.
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