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The Cold Equations comes from a story of that title. A woman tried to be a stowaway on a rocket. However she could not stay alive because the ship did not have enough food and oxygen for her and if she stayed, both her and the pilot would die.

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"The Cold Equations" refers to the concept of strict mathematical and scientific principles governing a situation, often resulting in a difficult or tragic outcome. This phrase is derived from a Science Fiction short story of the same name, where a young girl stows away on a spacecraft, violating weight limits and forcing a difficult decision based on survival and physics.

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That's the title of a short story, in the science fiction genre. The "cold equations" refers to one of the main character having to do something unpleasant, to save human lives.

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