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代数学 (だいすうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

代だい数すう学がく

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Meanings

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noun

algebra

The branch of mathematics dealing with symbols and the rules for manipulating them. Used in academic and educational contexts.

代だい数すう学がくは数すう学がくの一いち分ぶん野やです。
Algebra is a branch of mathematics.
彼かれは大だい学がくで代だい数すう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in algebra at university.

Kanji

代substitute, change, convert
数number, strength, fate
学study, learning, science

Similar words

幾き何か学がく
幾何学 means geometry, another major branch of mathematics, while 代数学 is algebra.
解かい析せき学がく
解析学 refers to mathematical analysis, distinct from the symbolic manipulation focus of 代数学.

Etymology

From 代 (substitution) + 数 (number) + 学 (study), literally 'the study of substituting numbers'. The term was coined in the Meiji period as a translation of Western 'algebra'.