enter the equation

Submit the math

To enter the equation is to become a relevant factor in a situation or decision.

The phrase treats circumstances as mathematical problems where variables must be accounted for: Once children enter the equation, career choices get more complicated.

Something that enters the equation wasn't previously being considered but now must be.

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relevance · carry weight · component · element · participation · involvement · emergence · scenario · contribution · ingredient · influence · tip the scales · aspect · consideration · condition · determinant · dimension · formula

Opposites
relevance/involvement

enter the equationfall by the wayside

Gradually cease being pursued

drop off the radar

participation trajectory

enter the equationbow out

Voluntarily leave a situation

step aside · disengage · opt out · check out · pull out

awareness/visibility

enter the equationfly under the radar

Evade attention deliberately

slip through the cracks

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G