Why is mitosis called equational division?

Mitosis is the process of cell division wherein the chromosomes replicate and get equally distributed into two daughter cells. The chromosome number in each daughter cell is equal to that in the parent cell, i.e., diploid. Hence, mitosis is known as equational division.

Mitosis is the process of cell division wherein the chromosomes replicate and get equally distributed into two daughter cells. The chromosome number in each daughter cell is equal to that in the parent cell i.e. diploid. Hence, mitosis is known as equational division.

The number of chromosomes in daughter cells is same as in mother cell, so mitosis is called equational division.

The number of chromosomes in the parent and daughter cells is the same in mitosis. Hence it is called equational division. 

Since the number of chromosomes remains same in parent and daughter cells so mitosis is also called a equational division.