素数

素数

See also: 素數

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 素数 – see 素數 (“prime number”). (This term, 素数, is the simplified form of 素數.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
素	数
そ Grade: 5	すう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) そす​う [sòsúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [so̞sɨᵝː]

Noun

素数 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 素數, hiragana そすう, rōmaji sosū)

1. a prime number

   七 (なな)と十三 (じゅうさん)は素数 (そすう)だ。

   Nana to jūsan wa sosū da.

   Seven and thirteen are prime numbers.

Derived terms

• 素因数 (そいんすう) (soinsū, “prime factor”)

Antonyms

• 合成数 (ごうせいすう) (gōseisū, “composite number”)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN