ecuación

/ekwaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

equation

🟰 ecuación = equation: Latin aequare, to make equal, hence the equals sign

Ecuación sounds like equation because both come from Latin aequatio, from aequus meaning equal. Spot the shared root equ- in equal, equator, and ecuación: each one is about balance or evenness.

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