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مُعادَلَة

equation /muʕaːˈdalah/

nounB2#4041 most common

Also: equalization, equivalence, balance (of forces/interests)

Example sentences

هذِهِ مُعادَلَةٌ سَهْلَة.
This is an easy equation.
أَحُلُّ المُعادَلَة في دَرْسِ الرِّياضِيّات.
I solve the equation in the math lesson.
يَجِبُ أَنْ تُوازِنَ طَرَفَيِ المُعادَلَة.
You must balance both sides of the equation.
تَحْتَوي هذِهِ المُعادَلَة عَلى مَجْهولَيْنِ.
This equation contains two unknowns.
طَوَّرَ العالِمُ مُعادَلَةً جَديدَةً لِوَصْفِ حَرَكَةِ الجُسَيْمات.
The scientist developed a new equation to describe the motion of particles.
تَكْمُنُ صُعوبَةُ النَّظَرِيَّةِ في إيجادِ حَلٍّ تَحْليليٍّ لِهذِهِ المُعادَلَةِ التَّفاضُلِيَّةِ غَيرِ الخَطِّيَّة.
The theory's difficulty lies in finding an analytical solution to this nonlinear differential equation.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeمُعادَلَةٌمُعادَلاتٌ
Genitiveمُعادَلَةٍمُعادَلاتٍ
Accusativeمُعادَلَةًمُعادَلاتٍ
Vocativeيا مُعادَلَةُيا مُعادَلاتُ

Word family

عَدْلjusticeعادِلjust, fair
عادَلَto equalize, counterbalance
مُعادِلequivalent
تَعادُلa tie, a draw

Etymology

The word comes from the Semitic root ع-د-ل (ʿ-d-l), which carries the sense of justice, fairness, and evenness. The Form III verb عادَلَ means to equalize or counterbalance something, treating two things as matching in weight or value. مُعادَلَة is the verbal noun of that verb, so it literally names the act of making two things equal, which is exactly what a mathematical equation states about its two sides.

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