Equation

[ɪ'kweɪʒ(ə)n] or [ɪ'kweʒn]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the act of regarding as equal.

(noun.) a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal.

錄入:昆西--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.

(n.) An expression of the condition of equality between two algebraic quantities or sets of quantities, the sign = being placed between them; as, a binomial equation; a quadratic equation; an algebraic equation; a transcendental equation; an exponential equation; a logarithmic equation; a differential equation, etc.

(n.) A quantity to be applied in computing the mean place or other element of a celestial body; that is, any one of the several quantities to be added to, or taken from, its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a mean uniform motion, in order to find its true position as resulting from its actual and unequal motion.

校對:劳伦斯