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調和数列 (ちょうわすうれつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

調ちょう和わ数すう列れつ

ちょ

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わ

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つ

Meanings

1

harmonic progression

Mathematical term for a sequence whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression.

調ちょう和わ数すう列れつの一いっ般ぱん項こうを求もとめる問

もん

題だい

が

出で

た

。

A problem to find the general term of a harmonic progression appeared on the exam.

Kanji

調tune, tone, meter
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
数number, strength, fate
列file, row, rank

Related words

等とう差さ数すう列れつ
Arithmetic progression; the reciprocals of a harmonic progression form an arithmetic progression.
等とう比ひ数すう列れつ
Geometric progression; a different type of sequence where each term is multiplied by a constant ratio.

Built from

調ちょう和わ+数すう列れつ

Etymology

Compound of 調和 (harmony) and 数列 (numerical sequence). The term is a direct calque from English 'harmonic progression'.