Geometry
几何学 jǐ hé xué
The word geometry 几何学 jǐ hé xué
has the prefix-
geo and the suffix - metry. The geo - prefix
is related to Earth
地
球 dì qiú and the
suffix - metry has the meaning of measuring or measurements 测量 cè
liáng. Geometry 几何学 jǐ hé xué can,
therefore, be thought of as the measurements 测量 cè liáng
of the Earth
地
球 dì qiú
and things on it.
In mathematics 数学 shù xué
, geometry 几何学 jǐ hé xué
can defined as the study of
space 空间 kōng jiān
figures 图形 tú xíng
points 点 diǎn / 方位 fāng wèi
lines 线条 xiàn tiáo
curves 曲线 qū xiàn , and
shapes 形状 xíng zhuàng .
See also
algebra 代数学
dài shù xué
calculus
微积分学 wéi
jī fēn xué
In three languages:
earth - bumi - 地球 dì qiú
geometry - geometri - 几何学 jǐ hé xué
mathematics
- matematik / ilmu hisab - 数学 shù xué
measurement
- pengukuran - 测量 cè liáng
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