Jī ní xì shùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Gini coefficient (a measure of statistical dispersion)
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Original source entry:

基尼係數 基尼系数 [Ji1 ni2 xi4 shu4] /Gini coefficient (a measure of statistical dispersion)/

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Other forms in these source records: 基尼係數

  • 基
    jī

    (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 系
    xì

    to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) / system / department / faculty / to arrest / to worry

    jì

    to tie / to fasten / to button up

  • 数
    shǔ

    to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate / to list

    shù

    number / figure / several / a few

    shuò

    (literary) frequently / repeatedly

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