一元

yìyuán

adjective #44,108

Meanings

1 univariate; single-variable (mathematics)
2 unitary; monistic

Characters

element; variable

Examples

HSK 6

现代社会不是一元的，而是多元的。

Xiàndài shèhuì búshì yìyuán de, érshì duōyuán de.

Modern society isn't monolithic; it's pluralistic.

HSK 7-9

这是一元二次方程。

Zhè shì yìyuán èrcì fāngchéng.

This is a univariate quadratic equation.

Tips

usage

Don't confuse with 一元 = 'one yuan (currency).' This dictionary entry is the technical/abstract sense: contrasted with 二元 (binary), 多元 (pluralistic). Common in 一元论 'monism,' 一元方程 'univariate equation.'

Stroke Order

一 yī

元 yuán