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動学 (どうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

動どう学がく

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Meanings

1

noun

economics

In economics, refers to the study of how economic variables change over time, often contrasted with statics (静学).

経けい済ざい学がくでは、動どう学がくと静せい学がくの両りょう方ほうを学まなぶ必ひつ要ようがある。
In economics, it is necessary to study both dynamics and statics.

2

noun

mechanics; dynamics

obsolete termphysics

Obsolete term for mechanics or dynamics in physics; modern Japanese uses 力学 (りきがく) instead.

See also: 力学

かつては物ぶつ理り学がくの一いち分ぶん野やとして「動どう学がく」という語ごが使つかわれたが、現げん在ざいでは「

Kanji

動move, motion, change
学study, learning, science

Similar words

静せい学がく
Economic statics; the counterpart to 動学 in economics, focusing on equilibrium states rather than dynamic processes.
力りき学がく
The modern standard term for mechanics/dynamics in physics, replacing the obsolete 動学.

Etymology

Compound of 動 (どう, 'movement, change') and 学 (がく, 'study'). The term was coined in Japanese to translate Western concepts of dynamics in both economics and physics; the physics sense is now obsolete.

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The term 動学 was once used for a branch of physics, but nowadays 力学 is the common term.