equation B2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ UK /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ See IPA manual Freq #9036 Meanings 1 noun A mathematical statement that two amounts or expressions are equal. The students learned how to solve a simple equation. 2 noun A situation in which several different factors must be considered together. We must bring cost into the equation before deciding. Thesaurus Word family Forms equations Derived forms eigenequationequationismequationistequationlikehalf-equationnonequationsubequation Related forms equalityequationalidentityinequalityinequation Common collocations algebraic equation Adjective + noun quadratic equation Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # equation **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ **Frequency rank:** 9036 ## Meanings 1. A mathematical statement that two amounts or expressions are equal. 2. A situation in which several different factors must be considered together. ## Examples - The students learned how to solve a simple equation. - We must bring cost into the equation before deciding. ## Derived Forms - eigenequation - equationism - equationist - equationlike - half-equation - nonequation - subequation ## Related Forms - equality - equational - identity - inequality - inequation ## Etymology From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion ## AI Etymology Equation comes from Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion. In current use, the main senses are “A mathematical statement that two amounts or expressions are equal” and “A situation in which several different factors must be considered together”. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown