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equation

[ih-kwey-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪˈkweɪ ʒən, -ʃən /


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The researchers also found that a version of the Schrödinger equation, the fundamental equation of quantum mechanics, can be expressed using entropic time.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

All other variables remaining constant, risk could be calculated and embarked upon responsibly if the equation was done correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

“So now you add into the equation that people are available that day and it sounds fun. People are hyping it up. Add in the hot weather and the beach would be a relief.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Scouts were deployed throughout France, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands - not merely to monitor promising youngsters but to strengthen links with them and their families long before senior international football entered the equation.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

This leaves us with a very innocent-looking equation, 4x + 12 = 0, but the solution to that equation is now –3, a negative number.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Electronic calculators, for instance, may have helped users solve equations -- but left the method and reasoning process in human hands.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

"This changed the thinking about the thermodynamic properties black holes from a sort of mathematical concept described by equations, to being more of a physical reality," Paraizo said.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Leibowitz often sat in a lawn chair, working on equations in a notebook.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The equations show that instead of collapsing to a singularity, the stored entropy drives a reversal, leading to a new phase of expansion.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

Instead of all number equations, the problems have the letter X where a number should go.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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