equation

Definition

The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion

Example Sentences

• "We need to bring the balance of power into equation"
• "The cultural equation of love with suffering is similar to the equation of love with an experience of both transcendence and consummation in which love is affirmed in an ostentatious display of self loss."

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