Writing: A term is "absent in" or "absent from" an equation?

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Notably, a term x is absent in/from Eq. (4).

After consulting Gartner and online common use, I remain confused about how to decide which the correct preposition to use should be?

For my colleague, it was self-evident that it should be "in," but perhaps someone can help explain how one could reason this or if they feel that one seems the accepted use?