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命数法 (めいすうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

命めい数すう法ほう

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Meanings

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noun

numeration system

Technical term used in linguistics and mathematics for a system of naming or representing numbers.

日本にほん語ごの命めい数すう法ほうは、万まん進しん法ほうに基もとづいている。
The Japanese numeration system is based on the myriad system.

Kanji

命fate, command, decree
数number, strength, fate
法method, law, rule

Similar words

記き数すう法ほう
記数法 refers to a system of writing numbers (numeral system), while 命数法 refers to a system of naming numbers.

Etymology

Compound of 命 (mei, 'name; naming') + 数 (sū, 'number') + 法 (hō, 'method; system'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the concept of a naming system for numbers.