quadrivium

Meaning

The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.

Synonyms

arithmetic

arithmetics

division

multiplication

Translations

quadrivium

aritmètica

Quadrivium

Arithmetik

Rechenart

Rechenkunst

quadrivi

αριθμητική

αριθμητικός

arithmétique

d’arithmétique

de l’arithmétique

aritmetica

حساب

الحساب، الموسيقى، الهندسة و علم الفلك

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwɒˈdɹɪvɪ.əm/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quadrivium (“the four mathematical studies”), from Latin quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”).