Definition of quadrivium in English:

quadrivium

noun kwɒˈdrɪvɪəmkwɑˈdrɪviəm

A medieval university course involving the ‘mathematical arts’ of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.
〈史〉（中世纪大学里开设的）四艺（包括算术、几何、天文、音乐）。比较TRIVIUM
Compare with trivium
Example sentencesExamples
- And yet our curricula still reflect the priorities of the 1893 Committee of Ten, if not the shadows of the medieval trivium and quadrivium.
- The trivium and the quadrivium represented the available means of expression.
- He then progressed to the quadrivium, studying geometry, arithmetic, music and astronomy.
- Arts students studied the trivium, parts of the quadrivium, and an increasingly large amount of Aristotle.
- Pacioli's four mathematical disciplines are the antique and medieval quadrivium.

Origin

Latin, literally 'the place where four roads meet' (in late Latin 'the four branches of mathematics'), from quadri- 'four' + via 'road'.

Definition of quadrivium in US English:

quadrivium

nounkwäˈdrivēəmkwɑˈdrɪviəm

A medieval university curriculum involving the “mathematical arts” of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.
〈史〉（中世纪大学里开设的）四艺（包括算术、几何、天文、音乐）。比较TRIVIUM
Compare with trivium
Example sentencesExamples
- He then progressed to the quadrivium, studying geometry, arithmetic, music and astronomy.
- And yet our curricula still reflect the priorities of the 1893 Committee of Ten, if not the shadows of the medieval trivium and quadrivium.
- Pacioli's four mathematical disciplines are the antique and medieval quadrivium.
- Arts students studied the trivium, parts of the quadrivium, and an increasingly large amount of Aristotle.
- The trivium and the quadrivium represented the available means of expression.

Origin

Latin, literally ‘the place where four roads meet’ (in late Latin ‘the four branches of mathematics’), from quadri- ‘four’ + via ‘road’.

单词	quadrivium
释义	Definition of quadrivium in English: quadrivium noun kwɒˈdrɪvɪəmkwɑˈdrɪviəm A medieval university course involving the ‘mathematical arts’ of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. 〈史〉（中世纪大学里开设的）四艺（包括算术、几何、天文、音乐）。比较TRIVIUM Compare with trivium Example sentencesExamples And yet our curricula still reflect the priorities of the 1893 Committee of Ten, if not the shadows of the medieval trivium and quadrivium. The trivium and the quadrivium represented the available means of expression. He then progressed to the quadrivium, studying geometry, arithmetic, music and astronomy. Arts students studied the trivium, parts of the quadrivium, and an increasingly large amount of Aristotle. Pacioli's four mathematical disciplines are the antique and medieval quadrivium. Origin Latin, literally 'the place where four roads meet' (in late Latin 'the four branches of mathematics'), from quadri- 'four' + via 'road'. Definition of quadrivium in US English: quadrivium nounkwäˈdrivēəmkwɑˈdrɪviəm A medieval university curriculum involving the “mathematical arts” of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. 〈史〉（中世纪大学里开设的）四艺（包括算术、几何、天文、音乐）。比较TRIVIUM Compare with trivium Example sentencesExamples He then progressed to the quadrivium, studying geometry, arithmetic, music and astronomy. And yet our curricula still reflect the priorities of the 1893 Committee of Ten, if not the shadows of the medieval trivium and quadrivium. Pacioli's four mathematical disciplines are the antique and medieval quadrivium. Arts students studied the trivium, parts of the quadrivium, and an increasingly large amount of Aristotle. The trivium and the quadrivium represented the available means of expression. Origin Latin, literally ‘the place where four roads meet’ (in late Latin ‘the four branches of mathematics’), from quadri- ‘four’ + via ‘road’.
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