方程式 (fāng chéng shì) — equation (in mathematics); chemical equation (or formula)

Definition

Strict term for an 'equation' — mathematical, algebraic, or chemical. More formal and technical than the everyday 算式, which is broader and informal.

noun
equation (in mathematics)chemical equation (or formula)
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Examples

  • 方程式
    Zhè ge fāng chéng shì hěn nán jiě.
    This equation is hard to solve.
  • 方程式
    Lǎo shī xiě le yí gè fù zá de dài shù fāng chéng shì.
    The teacher wrote a complex algebraic equation.
  • 方程式
    Zhè ge huà xué fāng chéng shì hěn zhòng yào, yí dìng yào jì zhù.
    This chemical equation is very important; you must remember it.
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