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


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Losing that founder-CEO energy right now would introduce a new kind of uncertainty and risk into the equation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

If this were a purely mathematical equation, spending so much on a rapidly depreciating asset might raise an eyebrow.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

One example is the Wheeler-DeWitt equation, which appears in attempts to combine quantum mechanics with gravity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

And that puts Reliance's Jamnagar refinery at the centre of the equation.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

When an equation has an infinity in it, physicists usually assume that there is something wrong; the infinity has no physical meaning.

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

"Some implications are hidden in the equations, and they are not straightforward to capture just by looking at them," Comisso said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

The breakthrough depends on a different mathematical formulation of Einstein's equations developed by physicists in recent years.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Green cites recent breakthroughs in mathematics by AI labs, including a partial solution to the infamously challenging Navier Stokes equations, and a more recent breakthrough disproving the Exponential Time Hypothesis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The main reason behind this feeling of unease, however, is the fact that there’s no right or wrong answer, even though you’re supposedly dealing with straight-line equations.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

While some physicists are trying to eliminate zero from their equations, others are showing that zero may have the last laugh.

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


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