algebraic equation

American  

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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Example Sentences

New York City schools banned access last week to ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence bot that lets users, including students, ask the tool to write an essay on Shakespeare, solve an algebraic equation or complete a coding assignment.

From Washington Post

A Times classic: The algebraic equation that says “I love you.”

From New York Times

While there may not be one "ideal" ice cream formula, one can assemble one much like an algebraic equation based on the desired end result.

From Salon

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

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