equational

[ ih-kwey-zhuh-nl, -shuh- ]

adjective
  1. of, using, or involving equations.

  2. Biology. pertaining to the second or nonreductional cell division in meiosis, in which each chromosome divides into two equal parts.

  1. Grammar. (of a sentence or predication) consisting of a subject and a complement with or without a copula: “Very interesting, those books” is an equational sentence.

Origin of equational

1
First recorded in 1860–65; equation + -al1

Other words from equational

  • e·qua·tion·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby equational

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How to use equational in a sentence

  • With a few equational strokes of his pen, Einstein has banished from the cosmos every fixed reality except that of light.

    Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
  • But, coming to the negatives, the equational interpretation is certainly less obvious.

    Logic | Carveth Read