How to Use simple equation in a Sentence

simple equation

noun

• This gives us the six simple equations in six unknowns that are shown.
  — Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2016
• If this were a simple fish then this might be a simpler equation.
  — Karen Pinchin, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
• There are forces that such a simple equation can not account for.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2022
• The rate that water is moved is a pretty simple equation: how big is your tunnel?
  — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
• 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
• 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
• Raven-haired women can follow the simple equation of matching black with black.
  — Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2017
• 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
• 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
• 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
• There is no simple equation here, as each business sector has unique variables.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The simple equation undergirding the operation is: more time equals more ads equals more revenue.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Superman drew for reporters a simple equation showing just how much energy the Russian meteor had.
  — Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2013
• 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
• Comparing and converting those units, happily, is a simple equation everybody agrees to.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2023
• The simple equation had just three elements but an infinite number of possible solutions.
  — New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024