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What does "geometry" explain in ancient Chinese?
The original meaning of geometry in ancient Chinese is "how much", and questions often appear at the end, asking how much, etc.

When modern people mention the word geometry, they immediately think of mathematical concepts. Geometry in mathematics means "metaphysics".

As we all know, mathematics is a science that studies quantitative relations and spatial forms, so spatial forms, that is, the science that studies graphics, are geometry. Its source is the name used by Xu Guangqi, a scientist in Ming Dynasty, when he translated Euclid's Elements of Geometry. At that time, Xu Guangqi and Italian missionary Matteo Ricci studied a beautiful name together, and it was too simple to use "metaphysics". Later, the word "geometry" was used to indicate that metaphysics is still in use today.