simultaneous equations

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. 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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simultaneous equations British  

plural noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of simultaneous equations

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

In maths, they cover challenging topics such as simultaneous equations and algebra which are not contained in the usual primary school curriculum.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2012

A man hovering a helicopter, for instance, is doing something that would force a computer to solve an endless series of a dozen simultaneous equations.

From Time Magazine Archive

The conversation ebbed, changed to the mathematics teacher who did not know how to solve simultaneous equations.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Of course one trouble in Le Verrier’s demonstration, had he attempted a rigorous one, would have been the impossibility of forming the simultaneous equations expressive of possible variations of all the elements.”

From Astronomical Discovery by Turner, Herbert Hall

Other artifices have to be adopted to solve other forms of simultaneous equations, for which the reader is referred to J.J.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various