黼 fǔ (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes 差商 chā shāng (math.) difference quotient / (math.) divided difference / (math.) finite difference 斜线 斜線 xié xiàn oblique line / slash (symbol) 歪斜 wāi xié crooked / askew / oblique / slanting / out of plumb syn 平仄 píng zè level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry) 斜角 xié jiǎo bevel angle / oblique angle syn 指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐ sāng mà huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree / fig. to scold sb indirectly / to make oblique accusations (idiom) syn 偏 piān to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations syn 颇 頗 pō rather / quite / considerably / oblique / inclined / slanting / Taiwan pr. [po3] syn 斜 xié inclined / slanting / oblique / tilting syn 仄 zè to tilt / narrow / uneasy / oblique tones (in Chinese poetry) syn 侧锋 側鋒 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1]) 仄声 仄聲 zè shēng oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese) 外斜肌 wài xié jī external oblique muscle (sides of the chest) 斜交 xié jiāo bevel / oblique 斜投影 xié tóu yǐng oblique projection 斜线号 斜線號 xié xiàn hào slash (punct.) / forward slash (computing) / virgule / slanting line / oblique line 横斜 橫斜 héng xié oblique / slanting 侧扫声纳 側掃聲納 sidescan sonar / oblique sonar 次数 次數 cì shù number of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.) 参量 參量 cān liàng parameter (math) / quantity used as a parameter / modulus (math.) 偏微分 piān wēi fēn (math.) partial differential / (math.) partial derivative 一次 yī cì first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one) 空间 空間 kōng jiān space / room / (fig.) scope / leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space syn 数量 數量 shù liàng amount / quantity (CL:個|个[ge4]) / quantitative / (math.) scalar quantity syn 组合 組合 zǔ hé to assemble / to combine / to compose / combination / association / set / compilation / (math.) combinatorial syn 指数 指數 zhǐ shù (numerical, statistical) index / (math.) exponent / index / exponential (function, growth) 内心 內心 nèi xīn heart / innermost being / (math.) incenter syn 交换 交換 jiāo huàn to exchange / to swap / to switch (telecom) / commutative (math) / to commute syn 元素 yuán sù element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set) syn 联络 聯絡 lián luò to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection syn 函数 函數 hán shù function (math.) syn 传递 傳遞 chuán dì to transmit / to pass on to sb else / (math.) transitive syn 不变 不變 bù biàn constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant syn 分子 fēn zǐ molecule / (math) numerator of a fraction syn 解析 jiě xī to analyze / to resolve / (math.) analysis / analytic syn 多元 duō yuán poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.) syn 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 集合 jí hé to gather / to assemble / (math.) set syn 三次 sān cì third / three times / (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) 排列 pái liè to arrange in order / (math.) permutation syn 二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 变量 變量 biàn liàng variable (math.) 配方 pèi fāng prescription / cooking recipe / formulation / completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.) syn 详解 詳解 xiáng jiě to explain in detail / detailed answer / full solution (to a math problem) 命题 命題 mìng tí proposition (logic, math.) / to assign an essay topic 区间 區間 qū jiān delimited area / defined section of a train or bus route / numerical range / (math.) interval syn 概率 gài lǜ probability (math.) syn 因子 yīn zǐ factor / (genetic) trait / (math.) factor / divisor syn 猜想 cāi xiǎng to guess / to conjecture / to suppose / (math.) hypothesis syn 分歧 fēn qí divergent / difference (of opinion, position) / disagreement / (math.) bifurcation syn 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable / justified / right / (math.) rational syn 三项 三項 sān xiàng three items / three events / three terms / tri- / trinomial, ternary (math.) / triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能) 一元 yī yuán (math.) single-variable / univariate 多变 多變 duō biàn fickle / (math.) multivariate syn 收敛 收斂 shōu liǎn to dwindle / to vanish / to make vanish / to exercise restraint / to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc) / to astringe / (math.) to converge syn 映射 yìng shè to shine on / (math., linguistics etc) mapping syn 正值 zhèng zhí just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value syn 置换 置換 zhì huàn to permute / permutation (math.) / to displace / displacement / to replace / replacement syn 倒数 倒數 dào shù inverse number / reciprocal (math.) 机率 機率 jī lǜ (Tw) (math.) probability 表达式 表達式 biǎo dá shì expression (math.) 方程 fāng chéng (math.) equation 矩阵 矩陣 jǔ zhèn array / matrix (math.) 基数 基數 jī shù cardinal number / (math.) radix / base 置信 zhì xìn to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc) syn 顶点 頂點 dǐng diǎn summit / peak / (math.) vertex syn 变数 變數 biàn shù variable factor / uncertainties / (math.) a variable 整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure syn 矢量 shǐ liàng (math.) vector 方程式 fāng chéng shì (math.) equation 布尔 布爾 bù ěr Boole (surname) / (math.) Boolean 加权 加權 jiā quán (math.) to weight / weighting / weighted (average, index etc) 周期性 週期性 zhōu qī xìng periodic / periodicity (math) / cyclicity 二进制 二進制 èr jìn zhì binary system (math.) 表象 biǎo xiàng outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 级数 級數 jí shù (math.) series 必要条件 必要條件 bì yào tiáo jiàn requirement / necessary condition (math) 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 动力学 動力學 dòng lì xué dynamics (math.) / kinetics 环形 環形 huán xíng ring-shaped / (math.) annulus 非线性 非線性 fēi xiàn xìng nonlinear (math.) 向量 xiàng liàng (math.) vector 度量 dù liàng measure / tolerance / breadth / magnanimity / (math.) metric syn 连通 連通 lián tōng to connect / to communicate / to relate / (math.) connected syn 除以 chú yǐ (math.) divided by 立方 lì fāng cube (math.) / abbr. for 立方體|立方体[li4 fang1 ti3] / abbr. for 立方米[li4 fang1 mi3] syn 常数 常數 cháng shù a constant (math.) 方阵 方陣 fāng zhèn square-shaped formation (military) / phalanx / (math.) matrix 尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) syn 期望值 qī wàng zhí expectations / (math) expected value 离散 離散 lí sàn (of family members) separated from one another / scattered about / dispersed / (math.) discrete syn 乘以 chéng yǐ (math.) multiplied with syn 小波 xiǎo bō wavelet (math.) 解法 jiě fǎ solution (to a math problem) / method of solving 拐点 拐點 guǎi diǎn turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign) 拓扑 拓撲 tuò pū (math.) (loanword) topology 常量 cháng liàng a constant (physics, math.) syn 