2009년 7월 31일 금요일

Dic: equation (general sense other than mathematical one)

2. N-COUNT
An equation is a situation in which two or more parts have to be considered together so that the whole situation can be understood or explained.

  • The equation is simple: research breeds new products.
  • New plans have taken chance out of the equation.
... Cobuild

2. a situation or problem in which a number of different factors need to be considered:
  • this plan leaves human nature out of the equation.
  • No, Michel; the difficult part is what Barbicane has done; that is, to get an equation which shall satisfy all the conditions of the problem.
    (Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context)

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