equation

(e-kwa'zhun) [L. eequare, to make equal.] Equality; a statement expre ing the equality of two things, chemical e., a sentence in chemical language, a sequence of symbols and signs expre ing a chemical action, e.-divis'ion, nuclear division in which each chromosome divides equally, per's onal e., a. slight error in judgment or action, peculiar to the individual and so constant that it is usually po ible to allow for it in accepting the person's statements or conclusions, thus arriving at approximate exactne .