"linear equation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-linear_equation.ogg Forms: linear equations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} linear equation (plural linear equations)
  1. (algebra) A polynomial equation of the first degree (such as x = 2y - 7) Translations (A polynomial equation of the first degree): lineêre vergelyking (Afrikaans), գծային հավասարում (gcayin havasarum) (Armenian), xətti tənlik (Azerbaijani), lineaariyhtälö (Finnish), ensimmäisen asteen yhtälö (Finnish), lineáris egyenlet (Hungarian), línuleg jafna [feminine] (Icelandic), równanie liniowe [neuter] (Polish), лине́йное уравне́ние (linéjnoje uravnénije) [neuter] (Russian), tuwiring tumbasan (Tagalog), hafaliad llinol [masculine] (Welsh)

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