Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 4
とう
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 4
すう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
初等關數 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of (しょ)(とう) (shotō, elementary ) + (かん)(すう) (kansū, function), calque of English elementary function.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞to̞ː kã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝː]

Noun edit

(しょ)(とう)(かん)(すう) (shotō kansū

  1. (mathematics) elementary function