Talk:Equation

The definition is wrong, and the example is also wrong

The definition of equation is wrong. The mathematical definition should be "An equation is an equality containing at least one variable". The variable is mandatory in an equation. Therefore, 0=0 is not an equation. It is only an equality. -- Yejianfei (talk) 14:13, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

The definition is ludicrous as this encyclopedia is intended for people who are just learning English, hence it should be written at a very low level with the concepts reduced to that level. An equation is like a balance, if you place a weight of five in one pan of the balance you must put a weight of five in the other pan to make a balance; what you do to one side of the balance you must do to the other side of the balance in order to keep the two sides equal, hence 5 + 2 = 5 + 2 This "simple" encyclopedia has become a joke. Zedshort (talk) 14:26, 29 July 2016 (UTC)