Equation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻkwˈeɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪkwˈeɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪkwˈeɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ᵻkwˈeɪʒən/.

Examples

on a par with the best

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

equating equivalence par equality

Parts of Speech

noun	a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
noun	a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced “on a par with the best”
noun	the act of regarding as equal

Word Forms

equate

verb

be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gleichung

eine mathematische Aussage, dass zwei Ausdrücke gleich sind

🇫🇷French

équation

une déclaration mathématique selon laquelle deux expressions sont égales

🇪🇸Spanish

ecuación

una afirmación matemática de que dos expresiones son iguales

🇮🇹Italian

equazione

un'affermazione matematica secondo cui due espressioni sono uguali

🇳🇱Dutch

vergelijking

een wiskundige verklaring dat twee uitdrukkingen gelijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

equação

uma afirmação matemática de que duas expressões são iguais

🇷🇺Russian

уравнение

математическое утверждение о том, что два выражения равны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समीकरण

एक गणितीय कथन कि दो व्यंजक बराबर हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সমীকরণ

একটি গাণিতিক বিবৃতি যে দুটি অভিব্যক্তি সমান

🇮🇳Tamil

சமன்பாடு

இரண்டு வெளிப்பாடுகள் சமம் என்று ஒரு கணித அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

సమీకరణం

రెండు వ్యక్తీకరణలు సమానం అనే గణిత ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

समीकरण

दोन अभिव्यक्ती समान आहेत असे गणितीय विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમીકરણ

એક ગાણિતિક નિવેદન કે બે સમીકરણો સમાન છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮೀಕರಣ

ಎರಡು ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿವೆ ಎಂಬ ಗಣಿತದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമവാക്യം

രണ്ട് പദപ്രയോഗങ്ങൾ തുല്യമാണെന്ന ഗണിതശാസ്ത്ര പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੀਕਰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਗਣਿਤਿਕ ਕਥਨ ਕਿ ਦੋ ਸਮੀਕਰਨ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مساوات

ایک ریاضیاتی بیان کہ دو اظہار برابر ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

方程

两个表达式相等的数学陈述

🇯🇵Japanese

方程式

2 つの式が等しいという数学的記述

🇰🇷Korean

방정식

두 표현식이 동일하다는 수학적 진술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phương trình

một tuyên bố toán học rằng hai biểu thức bằng nhau

🇹🇭Thai

สมการ

คำสั่งทางคณิตศาสตร์ว่าสองนิพจน์เท่ากัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

persamaan

pernyataan matematika bahwa dua ekspresi adalah sama

🇲🇾Malay

persamaan

pernyataan matematik bahawa dua ungkapan adalah sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معادلة

عبارة رياضية مفادها أن تعبيرين متساويان

🇮🇷Persian

معادله

یک جمله ریاضی که دو عبارت برابر هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

denklem

iki ifadenin eşit olduğunu belirten matematiksel bir ifade

🇮🇱Hebrew

משוואה

משפט מתמטי ששני ביטויים שווים

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