Geometry Puzzle - Kikapuzzle

Japanese: 幾何パズル - きかぱずる
Geometry Puzzle - Kikapuzzle

...Thus, mathematical puzzles, which first came into full swing around the 17th century, have since developed rapidly, and in the 20th century, there is a huge variety of books, magazines, and puzzle tools available. In the early days, arithmetic puzzles such as oil separation calculations and tsugi-ko-tate, and geometric puzzles such as go stone collection and cutting shapes were the norm, but today there are a wide variety of mathematical puzzles, including those designed for use with calculators and microcomputers. Therefore, even though they are all called mathematical puzzles, the subjects and content they deal with are extremely diverse, making it difficult to systematically classify them. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "geometry puzzles" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このように,17世紀ころから本格化してきた数学パズルはその後に急速な発展をなし,20世紀の今日では成書や雑誌,パズル具などがたいへんなはんらんぶりを見せている。しかも,初期のころは油分け算や継子立てのような算術パズル,碁石拾いや図形の裁ち合せのような幾何パズルが主だったが,現在では電卓やマイコンを指向したものまで,さまざまな数学パズルが考えられている。 それゆえ,ひと口に数学パズルといっても,そこで扱う題材と内容は千差万別であり,これを体系的に分類するのは困難である。…

※「幾何パズル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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