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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English equacioun, from French équation^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) or directly from Latin [[m|la|aequātiō|t=an equal distribution, a sharing in common]], aequātiōnem,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from aequāre, to make equal (see [[equate]], [[equal]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is [[inh|enm|equacioun]], from [[fr|équation]]^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) or directly from Latin [[m|la|aequātiō|t=an equal distribution, a sharing in common]], aequātiōnem,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|aequāre]], to make equal (see [[equate]], [[equal]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==