simultaneous equations

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noun (used with a plural verb)Algebra.

a set of two or more equations, each containing two or more variables whose values can simultaneously satisfy both or all the equations in the set, the number of variables being equal to or less than the number of equations in the set.

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Origin of simultaneous equations

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby simultaneous equations

simulated, simulation, simulator, simulcast, simultaneous, simultaneous equations, simultaneously, simvastatin, sin, sin-1, Sina

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How to use simultaneous equations in a sentence

Old Faithful had worked half-way through the algebra and was busy solving simultaneous equations whilst sitting on the War Loan.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various
Simultaneous equations which involve the second and higher powers of the unknown may be impossible of solution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
The solution of simultaneous equations is easily seen to be the values of x, y corresponding to the intersections of the loci.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
It may well be that mathematical method, with a system of simultaneous equations, was necessary for the development of the idea.
The Value of Money|Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.

Simultaneous equations: nine of them, involving nine unknowns.
The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for simultaneous equations

simultaneous equations

pl n

a set of equations that are all satisfied by the same values of the variables

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