値(あたい)

あたい
noun
value; worth; numerical value
1. value; numerical value; reading (of a measurement)
A number or quantity obtained from a calculation, measurement, or data. Very common in technical, scientific, and computing contexts.
xの値(あたい)を求(もと)めなさい。
Find the value of x.
血圧(けつあつ)の値(あたい)が高(たか)い。
My blood pressure reading is high.
この関数(かんすう)は入力(にゅうりょく)された値(あたい)に応(おう)じて異(こと)なる結果(けっか)を返(かえ)す。
This function returns different results depending on the input value.
2. worth; value; merit
The quality of being worthwhile or having merit. Often used in the pattern ～に値(あたい)する (to be worth ~).
読(よ)む値(あたい)のある本(ほん)だ。
It's a book worth reading.
信頼(しんらい)に値(あたい)する人物(じんぶつ)だ。
He's a person worthy of trust.
この発見(はっけん)はノーベル賞(しょう)に値(あたい)すると言(い)われている。
This discovery is said to be worthy of a Nobel Prize.

The kanji 値(あたい) has two main readings: あたい (this entry) and ね (see entry 03527). The reading あたい is used for abstract/technical values and the "worth" meaning, while ね is used for prices of goods (値段(ねだん), 値上(ねあ)げ).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 値(あたい)を求(もと)める: to find/calculate a value
  • ～に値(あたい)する: to be worth ~, to deserve ~
  • 数値(すうち): numerical value
  • 初期(しょき)値(あたい): initial value (computing)
  • 閾値(しきいち)/閾値(いきち): threshold value

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 値(ね): price (everyday word for the cost of goods)
  • 価値(かち): value, worth (more abstract)
  • 数値(すうち): numerical value (synonym in technical contexts)
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