洋よう算ざん

noun

Western arithmetic; Western mathematics

Historical term used in contrast to 和算 (traditional Japanese mathematics). Refers to mathematics introduced from the West, especially during the Meiji period.

See also: 和算

• 明めい治じ時じ代だい、洋よう算ざんは学がっ校こう教きょう育いくに取とり入いれられた。

  In the Meiji period, Western arithmetic was introduced into school education.

• 和わ算さんから洋よう算ざんへの移い行こうは、日本にほんの近きん代だい化かの一いっ環かんだった。

  The shift from traditional Japanese mathematics to Western mathematics was part of Japan's modernization.