未知数

See also: 未知數

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 未知数 – see 未知數 (“unknown quantity; the unknown; something undetermined”).
(This term, 未知数, is the simplified form of 未知數.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
未 知 数
み
Grade: 4		 ち
Grade: 2		 すう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
未知數 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 未知(みち) (michi) + 数(すう) (sū).

Pronunciation

Noun

未(み)知(ち)数(すう) • (michi-sū) ←みちすう (mitisū)?

  1. unknown quantity
    Antonym: 既知数 (kichi-sū)
  2. (figuratively) unknown

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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