Equation | Mean of equation in English Dictionary

/ɪˈkweɪʒən/

• Noun
• a statement that two expressions are equal (such as 8 + 3 = 11 or 2x – 3 = 7)
1. solve an equation
• a complicated situation or issue
1. Helping a troubled teenager is more difficult when drugs are part of the equation. [=when drugs are involved]
2. The southern states will be an important part of the election equation.
• the act of regarding two things as the same
1. the equation of material wealth with/and happiness