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algebra

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algebra /ˈælʤəbrə/ noun
algebra
/ˈælʤəbrə/
noun
Learner's definition of ALGEBRA
[noncount]
: a branch of mathematics that uses numbers and letters that represent numbers代数

— algebraic

/ˌælʤəˈbrejɪk/ adjective
TOEFL BNC: 16477 COCA: 12790

algebra

noun

al·​ge·​bra ˈal-jə-brə How to pronounce algebra (audio)
1
: a generalization of arithmetic in which letters representing numbers are combined according to the rules of arithmetic
2
: any of various systems or branches of mathematics or logic concerned with the properties and relationships of abstract entities (such as complex numbers, matrices, sets, vectors, groups, rings, or fields) manipulated in symbolic form under operations often analogous to those of arithmetic compare boolean algebra
algebraist noun

Example Sentences

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Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-jabr, literally, the reduction

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of algebra was in 1551
TOEFL BNC: 16477 COCA: 12790

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