Definition of equation

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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..

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Variable :: Variable (n.) A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables..
Acnode :: Acnode (n.) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve..
Exegesis :: Exegesis (n.) The process of finding the roots of an equation.
Auxiliary :: Auxiliary (sing.) A quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formulae..
Adequation :: Adequation (n.) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
Approximation :: Approximation (n.) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as, to solve an equation by approximation..
Equation :: Equation (n.) A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.
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 1� 20'..
Parabolism :: Parabolism (n.) The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term.
Resolvent :: Resolvent (n.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.
Analysis :: Analysis (n.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.
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..
Conversion :: Conversion (n.) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions..
Affected :: Affected (p. p. & a.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation..
Transposition :: Transposition (n.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation.
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem..
Lituus :: Lituus (n.) A spiral whose polar equation is r2/ = a; that is, a curve the square of whose radius vector varies inversely as the angle which the radius vector makes with a given line..
Inequation :: Inequation (n.) An inequality.
Inadequation :: Inadequation (n.) Want of exact correspondence.
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..
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