微积分

微積分

wēijīfēn

noun #16,957

Meanings

Tiny accumulation and division — referring to integration (积分) and differentiation (微分), the two core operations of calculus.

微积分是大学数学的基础课程。

Wēijīfēn shì dàxué shùxué de jīchǔ kèchéng.

Calculus is a foundational university math course.

很多学生觉得微积分很难。

Hěnduō xuéshēng juéde wēijīfēn hěn nán.

Many students find calculus difficult.

usage

微分 (wēifēn) means differential calculus, 积分 (jīfēn) means integral calculus. Combined as 微积分, it covers both branches.

微 wēi

积 jī

分 fēn