How to Use simple equation in a Sentence

simple equation

noun
  • That is a very simple equation.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • This gives us the six simple equations in six unknowns that are shown.
    — Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2016
  • Raven-haired women can follow the simple equation of matching black with black.
    — Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2017
  • There is no simple equation here, as each business sector has unique variables.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The latter refers to numbers that cannot be expressed as the solution to a simple equation.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Yet many struggled with basic concepts such as adding fractions or solving simple equations.
    — Akos Rona Tas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some of those models have been relatively simple equations.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
  • 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
  • Often, these can be described by simple equations with two variables that are multiplied and added together.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • The astounding thing is that this variety can be captured by a deceptively simple equation.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2010
  • The numbers x, y and z in a three-term arithmetic progression always satisfy the simple equation x – 2y + z = 0.
    — Leila Sloman, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Mandelbrot showed us that infinite complexity can emerge from simple equations.
    — Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Comparing and converting those units, happily, is a simple equation everybody agrees to.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But internal growth is mostly unquantifiable with simple equations.
    — Cassidy Randall, Longreads, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The simple equation had just three elements but an infinite number of possible solutions.
    — New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Like a simple equation in math, this insight is elegantly obvious and deliciously deep.
    — Adriana Gattermayr, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • Superman drew for reporters a simple equation showing just how much energy the Russian meteor had.
    — Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2013
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The same is true in differential and integral calculus problems, which also use shorthand for simpler equations contained inside an expression.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 18 Dec. 2019
  • 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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