simultaneous equations WORD ORIGIN noun (used with a plural verb) Algebra. a set of two or more equations, each containing two or more variables whose values can simultaneously satisfy both or all the equations in the set, the number of variables being equal to or less than the number of equations in the set. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of simultaneous equations First recorded in 1835–45 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for simultaneous equations simultaneous equations pl n a set of equations that are all satisfied by the same values of the variables Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012