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algebraic equation

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. an equation in the form of a polynomial having a finite number of terms and equated to zero, as 2 x 3 + 4 x 2 − x + 7 = 0.


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When measuring intelligence, cognitive scientists emphasize an organism's ability to effective adapt to its surroundings, not human-centric activities like reading a book or solving an algebraic equation.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2021

Then, translate the English sentence into an algebraic equation.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

He was so delighted that he stopped and carved the defining algebraic equation into the bridge: i2=j2=k2=ijk=-1.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 7, 2019

“This miraculous footballer, this halo of a footballer! ... He’s got an algebraic equation to solve in the blink of a baby’s eye, and he does it in a way that is just so poetic!”

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2019

I decided one day in the middle of an algebraic equation to change my luckless life by changing my hands.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

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