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Where does “二乗” come from?

二乗 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 二, from Middle Chinese 二 — two.

二乗 (Japanese): squaring; square

Definitions

  1. squaring; square

Ancestry of “二乗”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese二two, 2; second; two
2Middle Chinese二two
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