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In Wu Wenjun's view, the key words of ancient Chinese mathematics are "magic", whether it is "one trick", "more derogation" or other "technique", are mechanized solutions to solve practical problems in mathematics. Its method is "mechanical", and western mathematics "smart" proof process is not the same. And this is why ancient China called mathematics "arithmetic" - so-called arithmetic, is the calculation of "art", this "art" in today's words is an algorithm, in other words, ancient Chinese mathematics, is an algorithm.