Definition of equation - WordReference.com Dictionary

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equation
A	noun
	1	equation, equating
			the act of regarding as equal
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚equalization; equalisation; leveling ╚equation, equating
	2	equation
			a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚statement ╚mathematical statement ╚equation ╚exponential equation ╚simultaneous equations ╚differential equation ╚biquadratic equation; biquadratic ╚quadratic equation; quadratic ╚linear equation ╚regression equation; regression of y on x
	3	equality, equivalence, equation, par
			a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"
		Category Tree: state ╚status; position ╚equality, equivalence, equation, par ╚tie