How to Use simple equation in a Sentence
simple equation
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This gives us the six simple equations in six unknowns that are shown.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2016
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If this were a simple fish then this might be a simpler equation.
—Karen Pinchin, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
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There are forces that such a simple equation can not account for.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2022
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The rate that water is moved is a pretty simple equation: how big is your tunnel?
—Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
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The cost of war is never something that can be fully understood by the simple equation of who won and who lost.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2020
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Love, who was at the center of one of those subplots, is also part of the simplest equation heading into the playoffs.
—Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 12 Apr. 2018
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Raven-haired women can follow the simple equation of matching black with black.
—Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2017
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With identical 46-35 records, the game boils down to a simple equation: winner goes to the postseason, loser goes home for the summer.
—Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2018
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Those swings-and-a-miss seemed part of a simple equation: woman in deep grief searching for loving comfort + men who didn’t sign up for that = nobody wins.
—Rebecca Soffer, Cosmopolitan, 23 Jan. 2018
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That's Bill Wiet's simple equation for how to go about building a nice, successful city.
—Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 22 Dec. 2017
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There is no simple equation here, as each business sector has unique variables.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
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These effects are real but small, and swamped by the simple equation no one really likes: Calories in > calories out = weight gain.
—Tamar Haspel, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2018
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While there is no minimum height requirement for bunk beds, there is a simple equation to keep in your back pocket when shopping.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2023
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But the issue for us is a very simple equation — when the expenses continue to rise and the enrollment continues to drop, that deficit has to come from somewhere.
—Taylor Hartz, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
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The simple equation of calories in and out, the default presumption, didn’t actually seem to measure up.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
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For many physicists, the aim is to discover the smallest basic building blocks of the universe and write down the simplest equations that describe the fundamental forces of nature.
—New York Times, 11 May 2018
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Apart from matters of technique and training that are a given among elite athletes, their formula for success could be distilled to the simple equation: One plus one equals three.
—Liz Clarke, courant.com, 7 June 2019
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The simple equation undergirding the operation is: more time equals more ads equals more revenue.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2021
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By looking at star averages, things become apparent with a simple equation: The lower the star average, the lower the rate of conversion.
—Paul Kirwin, Forbes, 18 July 2022
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The last century of electrification has boiled down to a simple equation: When demand rises, build more power plants.
—Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2021
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The manifold inputs complicate what should be a simple equation, and can lead to indecision, sometimes to the point of dressing paralysis.
—Cassie Werber, Quartz at Work, 28 Nov. 2019
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Here's a simple equation: The world's best players + a scoring-friendly format + ideal scoring conditions = birdies.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 26 Apr. 2018
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Rather than attempting to simulate as much physics and detail as possible in a model, the team used a simple equation to calculate what portion of the ice is vulnerable in the current climate.
—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2022
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In 2016 Slofstra invented a game that involves two players who assign values to variables in hundreds of simple equations.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Mar. 2019
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Tunneling requires the application of sufficient force over a small area, governed by a simple equation: Pressure is equal to force divided by area.
—Charles S. Cockell, WSJ, 7 June 2018
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In a typical downturn, the turnaround is a fairly simple equation of rents falling far enough to attract new tenants and the economy improving fast enough to stimulate new demand.
—Conor Dougherty, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
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Superman drew for reporters a simple equation showing just how much energy the Russian meteor had.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2013
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In the dog world, trainers often refer to a breed’s biddability, which involves a simple equation in consideration of the amateur handler.
—Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020
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The simple equation had just three elements but an infinite number of possible solutions.
—New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022
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But internal growth is mostly unquantifiable with simple equations.
—Cassidy Randall, Longreads, 16 Feb. 2023
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