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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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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

Related 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.

Word family

抽ちゅう象しょう代だい数すう学がく
abstract algebra; modern algebra
線せん形けい代だい数すう学がく
linear algebra

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代だい+数すう学がく

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'.