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noun

equation

CEFR B2

a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

In a sentence

Six example sentences with equation, each labelled with its topic.

  • The physicist chalked a long equation across the board, then circled the single term that had to vanish.

    Science

  • Her spreadsheet ran one equation for every scenario, so changing the interest rate rewrote all forty projected balances instantly.

    Finance

  • The damage formula in the patch notes was written as an equation, letting players compute exactly how armor reduced hits.

    Gaming

  • The textbook's simplest equation links the money supply, its speed of circulation, and the total value of goods sold.

    Economics

  • A single equation for beam deflection told the engineer how far the balcony would sag under a crowd.

    Architecture

  • The graphics card solves the same lighting equation for every pixel on the screen sixty times each second.

    Technology

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