English Dictionary

wheat and chessboard problem

固有名詞

(mathematics) A mathematical problem where one must determine how many grains of wheat are on a chessboard, assuming one grain of wheat is placed on the first square, and each subsequent square having twice as many grains of wheat as the previous square.

日本語の意味

数学上の問題で、チェス盤の各マスに、初めのマスに1粒、以降各マスに前のマスの2倍の小麦の粒を置いたと仮定し、全体の粒数を求める問題です。

As a mathematician, she explained the wheat and chessboard problem to the class, showing how the number of grains doubles on each square.

数学者として彼女はチェス盤上の小麦粒の問題をクラスに説明し、各マスで小麦粒の数がどのように倍になるかを示した。

意味（1）

(mathematics) A mathematical problem where one must determine how many grains of wheat are on a chessboard, assuming one grain of wheat is placed on the first square, and each subsequent square having twice as many grains of wheat as the previous square.