算子

suànzǐ
noun #52,913

Meanings

  1. 1 operator (mathematics)

Examples

HSK 6
Zài liàngzǐ lìxué zhōng, měi ge wùlǐliàng dōu duìyìng yí ge suànzǐ.
In quantum mechanics, every physical quantity corresponds to an operator.
HSK 7-9
Zhège suànzǐ bǎ měi ge hánshù biànchéng tā de dǎoshù.
This operator turns every function into its derivative.

Tips

mistakes
In maths 算子 keeps a full third tone on 子, like 因子 (factor) and 原子 (atom): the 子 marks an element, not the toneless noun suffix of 桌子. It is also not 运算符, the operator symbol (+, -) in programming.
usage
Common in 线性算子 (linear operator) and 微分算子 (differential operator). In AI engineering the word also names the basic operations a deep-learning framework runs, such as convolution.

Stroke Order

算 suàn
子 zǐ