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Seki Takakazu, a Common card
Seki Takakazu, also known as Seki Kōwa, was a mathematician, samurai, and Kofu feudal officer of the early Edo period of Japan.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 120
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 120 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Seki Takakazu quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Seki Takakazu card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He has been ______ as "Japan's Newton".
Answer
described. He has been described as "Japan's Newton". From the Seki Takakazu article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Seki laid foundations for the subsequent development of Japanese mathematics, known as wasan from c. ____.
Answer
1870s. Seki laid foundations for the subsequent development of Japanese mathematics, known as wasan from c. 1870. From the Seki Takakazu article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Signal integrity. Signal integrity 70 · Michel Mayor 67 · Seki Takakazu 63 · Autobianchi A112 Runabout 60 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Seki laid foundations for the subsequent development of Japanese mathematics, known as wasan from c. 1870.
- He has been described as "Japan's Newton".
- He created a new algebraic notation system and, motivated by astronomical computations, did work on Infinitesimal, Infinite series and Diophantine equations.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Seki Takakazu article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Seki Takakazu
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Seki Takakazu (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : upload by AMorozov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
