Japanese word

方程式

Pronunciation

Romajihōteishiki

Meaning

  • nounequation

Example

この方程式を解きます。ko no hō tei shiki o to ki ma su

I solve this equation.

Illustration for 方程式 (equation)

More examples

未知数の値を求めるために、方程式を使います。mi chi sū no atai o moto me ru ta me ni hō tei shiki o tsuka i ma su

We use an equation to find the value of the unknown.

Core concept

States that two expressions have the same value, often making it possible to find an unknown quantity.

Common phrases

  • 方程式を解くhō tei shiki o to ku

    solve an equation

  • 方程式を立てるhō tei shiki o ta te ru

    set up an equation

  • 方程式の解hō tei shiki no kai

    solution to an equation

Similar words

等式tōshiki: A statement that two expressions have the same value, with or without an unknown quantity.

Definition in Japanese

数や文字を含む二つの式を等号で結び、成り立つ条件を表すもの。sū ya moji o fuku mu futa tsu no shiki o tō gō de musu bi na ri ta tsu jō ken o arawa su mo no

Word origin

方程式 (hōteishiki) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 方 (hō, "method"), 程 (tei, "measure"), and 式 (shiki, "form or standard"); 方程 (hōtei) was an old Chinese term for a mathematical equation.

Usage tips

  • English uses equation for a statement that two expressions are equal, while formula often refers to a general rule for calculating a value.

Other meanings

  • formulanoun

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