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次數

简次数 · 繁次數

Mandarin · pinyin cì shù

number of times
frequency
order number (in a series)
power (math.)
degree of a polynomial (math.)

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次: cì · order, sequence; next
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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4–4 · ci4 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ci3 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 次數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

frequency (rate of occurrence)
(mathematics) order of a monomial or polynomial

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