equational

[ ih-kwey-zhuh-nl, -shuh- ]

adjective

1. of, using, or involving equations.
2. Biology. pertaining to the second or nonreductional cell division in meiosis, in which each chromosome divides into two equal parts.
3. Grammar. (of a sentence or predication) consisting of a subject and a complement with or without a copula:

   “Very interesting, those books” is an equational sentence.

Other Words From

• e·quation·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of equational¹

First recorded in 1860–65; equation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

With a few equational strokes of his pen, Einstein has banished from the cosmos every fixed reality except that of light.

From Project Gutenberg

But, coming to the negatives, the equational interpretation is certainly less obvious.

From Project Gutenberg