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窮竭法

简穷竭法 · 繁窮竭法

Mandarin · pinyin qióng jié fǎ

Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)

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窮: Look up this written character
竭: jié · put forth great effort; exhaust
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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2–2–3 · qiong2 jie2 fa3

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kung4 kit3 faat3

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