construction of an equation

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construction of an equation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Construction \Con*struc"tion\, n. [L. constructio: cf. F.
     construction.]
     1. The process or art of constructing; the act of building;
        erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication;
        composition.
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     2. The form or manner of building or putting together the
        parts of anything; structure; arrangement.
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              An astrolabe of peculiar construction. --Whewell.
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     3. (Gram.) The arrangement and connection of words in a
        sentence; syntactical arrangement.
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              Some particles . . . in certain constructions have
              the sense of a whole sentence contained in them.
                                                    --Locke.
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     4. The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a
        declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning;
        understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
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              Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction
              that would be put on this act, become liable to the
              penalties of treason.                 --Hallam.
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              Strictly, the term [construction] signifies
              determining the meaning and proper effect of
              language by a consideration of the subject matter
              and attendant circumstances in connection with the
              words employed.                       --Abbott.
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              Interpretation properly precedes construction, but
              it does not go beyond the written text. --Parsons.
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     Construction of an equation (Math.), the drawing of such
        lines and figures as will represent geometrically the
        quantities in the equation, and their relations to each
        other.
  
     Construction train (Railroad), a train for transporting men
        and materials for construction or repairs.
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