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  1. noun The act or process of equating or of being equated.
  2. noun The state of being equal.
  3. noun Mathematics A statement asserting the equality of two expressions, usually written as a linear array of symbols that are separated into left and right sides and joined by an equal sign.
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  • On his cell to Detective Donaldson later, he learned that the equation was a little more complicated than X plus Y equals Z, that it had the complexity of adding an oxygen atom to an ammonia molecule. —  AHMM,Jan-Feb2006
  • The who in this equation was the who he was running from Okay, look. —  FSF,January2007
  • This equation is absolutely independent of any point of reference and, therefore, expresses oh solute velocity. —  Astounding Stories June, 1935
  • The easiest person to replace in the equation is the one coughing up the money. —  Think Progress
  • Well Susie, the only racist in the equation is the Jeremiah Wright-Father Phegler-James Meeks-Bill Ayers-Frank Marshall Davis-Malcom X-Rashid Khalidi-Louis Farrakhan disciple that now pretends he's the president. —  Latest Articles
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  1. from Middle English equacion, equacioun, from Latin æquatio(n-), an equalizing, equal distribution, from æquare, make equal: see equate.
 

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/əˈkweɪʃən/
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