[ɪˈkweɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =)

- the process of equating one thing with another
(e.g: the equation of science with objectivity)

- a symbolic representation of the changes which occur in a chemical reaction, expressed in terms of the formulae of the molecules or other species involved


Phrases:
- equation of the — order

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin aequatio(n-), from aequare ‘make equal’ (see equate)