天元術

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 2
じゅつ
Grade: 5
on’yomi
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Etymology[edit]

Literally "method of the heavenly element", in which the heavenly elements is the unknown variable, usually written x in modern notation.

Noun[edit]

(てん)(げん)(じゅつ) (tengenjutsu

  1. (mathematics) A Chinese system of algebra for polynomial equations created in 13th century

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