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二元方程式 (nigenhouteishiki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に元げん方ほう程てい式しき

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Meanings

1

equation with two unknowns

Mathematical term for an equation containing two unknown variables, typically x and y.

二に元げん方ほう程てい式しきを解とくには、二ふたつ

の

式しき

が

必ひつ

要よう

です

。

To solve an equation with two unknowns, you need two equations.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
元beginning, former time, origin
方direction, person, alternative
程extent, degree, law
式style, ceremony, rite

Related words

連れん立りつ方ほう程てい式しき
連立方程式 refers to a system of equations (often two or more) solved together, while 二元方程式 is a single equation containing two variables.
一いち次じ方ほう程てい式しき
一次方程式 is a linear equation (first-degree), which may have one or more variables; 二元方程式 specifies two variables regardless of degree.

Built from

二に元げん+方

Etymology

Compound of 二元 (two unknowns) + 方程式 (equation). The term is a straightforward technical coinage in mathematics.

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式しき