母数

Japanese

Kanji in this term
母	数
ぼ Grade: 2	すう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
母數 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼすう [bòsúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞sɨː]

Noun

母(ぼ)数(すう) • (bosū) 

1. (finance) principal
2. (mathematics, statistics) a parameter
3. (colloquial, proscribed, arithmetic) a denominator
4. (colloquial, proscribed, statistics) a population

Synonyms

• (principal) 元(がん)金(きん) (gankin)
• (parameter) 媒(ばい)介変(かいへん)数(すう) (baikai hensū)
• (denominator) 分(ぶん)母(ぼ) (bunbo)
• (population) 母(ぼ)集(しゅう)団(だん) (boshūdan)