ecuación

equation

noun eh-kwah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin aequatio (equalizing), from aequare (to make equal).

Usage Note

Ecuación is the standard mathematical term for an equation—a statement that two expressions are equal (ecuación de segundo grado = quadratic equation). Outside mathematics it appears metaphorically in phrases like la ecuación del éxito (the success equation) or una ecuación difícil de resolver (a difficult equation to solve), meaning a complex balancing of factors. The plural ecuaciones is regular.

Examples

"El alumno no podía resolver la ecuación."

Natural Translation

The student could not solve the equation.

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