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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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