整 数 論(せいすうろん)

せいすうろん

noun

number theory

academicscience

1. number theory

The branch of mathematics that studies the properties of integers and their relationships.

大学(だいがく)で整数論(せいすうろん)を学(まな)ぶ。

Study number theory at university.

素数(そすう)は整数論(せいすうろん)の重要(じゅうよう)なテーマだ。

Prime numbers are an important topic in number theory.

整数論(せいすうろん)は数学(すうがく)の中(なか)でも特(とく)に歴史(れきし)の古(ふる)い分野(ぶんや)の一(ひと)つだ。

Number theory is one of the oldest fields within mathematics.

Composed of 整数(せいすう) (integer) + the suffix 論(ろん) (theory, study of). A core area of pure mathematics.

Common collocations

整数論(せいすうろん)を研究(けんきゅう)する: to research number theory
整数論(せいすうろん)の問題(もんだい): a number-theory problem

Similar words

数論(すうろん): number theory — a shorter synonym often used interchangeably
代数学(だいすうがく): algebra — a related branch of mathematics

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