Definition of equation

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

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Numerical :: Numerical (n.) Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement..
Analysis :: Analysis (n.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.
Differentiate :: Differentiate (v. t.) To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation..
Transformation :: Transformation (n.) The change, as of an equation or quantity, into another form without altering the value..
Exegesis :: Exegesis (n.) The process of finding the roots of an equation.
Quadric :: Quadric (n.) A surface whose equation in three variables is of the second degree. Spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids, paraboloids, hyperboloids, also cones and cylinders with circular bases, are quadrics..
Approximation :: Approximation (n.) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as, to solve an equation by approximation..
Quartic :: Quartic (n.) A curve or surface whose equation is of the fourth degree in the variables.
Adequation :: Adequation (n.) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
Quadratics :: Quadratics (n.) That branch of algebra which treats of quadratic equations.
Equation :: Equation (n.) A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.
Equation :: Equation (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..
Elimination :: Elimination (n.) Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities..
Evection :: Evection () An inequality of the moon's motion is its orbit to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at the quadratures by about 1ยก 20'..
Depress :: Depress (v. t.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
Affected :: Affected (p. p. & a.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation..
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem..
Eliminant :: Eliminant (n.) The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; -- called also resultant.
Equation :: Equation (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..
Reduction :: Reduction (n.) The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t..
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