Where does “離散数学” come from?
離散数学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 数学, from Japanese 数, from Middle Chinese 數, from Old Chinese 數.
離散数学 (Japanese): discrete mathematics
Definitions
- discrete mathematics
Ancestry of “離散数学”, step by step
離散数学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 数学
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 数学 | mathematics |
| 2 | Japanese | 数 | number; amount; number; several |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 數 | — |
| 4 | Old Chinese | 數 | — |
via Japanese 離散
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 離散 | dispersion |