equations

Balanced symbolic expressions

Equations are mathematical statements asserting that two expressions are equal, connected by an equals sign: The equation x + 2 = 5 has the solution x = 3.

Beyond math, equation can mean any complex situation with multiple factors to balance: the political equation, factoring childcare into the equation.

To equate things is to treat them as equivalent.

mathematical

algebra

Math using symbols

polynomials · quadratic · cubic · linear · differential · integral · trigonometric · simultaneous · systems · functions

structure

terms

Conditions of an agreement

operators · notation · subscripts · superscripts · parentheses · brackets · sigma · summation · LaTeX · typesetting

science

physics

Science of matter and energy

quantum · mechanics · kinematics · electromagnetism · fluid · Schrödinger · Maxwell · Einstein · Boltzmann · rate

solutions

roots

Underground nutrient absorbers

x-intercepts · yields · graphical · numeric · analytic · factoring · substitution · elimination · iteration · approximation

balance

equality

Same status for all

proportion · parity · rearranging · transposing · canceling · isolating · balancing · manipulation · substitution · identity

complexity

nonlinear

Not in sequence

ordinary · higher-order · multivariable · tensor · eigenvalue · intractable · computational · numerical · approximation · perturbation

Categories
Opposites
mathematical relation type

equationsinequalities

Unequal conditions or distributions

comparisons · approximations · orderings · bounds · constraints

complexity/structure

equationsconstants

Unchanging fixed values

variables · raw numbers

balance/equilibrium

equationsimbalances

Lack of proper proportion

disparities · asymmetries · disequilibria · mismatches

Phrases
Family

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