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e•qua•tion



Pronunciation: (i-kwā'zhun, -shun), [key]
—n.
1. the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death.
2. equally balanced state; equilibrium.
3. Math.an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities.
4. Chem.a symbolic representation showing the kind and amount of the starting materials and products of a reaction.

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