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al·ge·bra [ áljəbrə ]

noun

Definition:

1. mathematics using letters as symbols: the branch of mathematics in which symbols, usually letters of the alphabet, represent unknown numbers

2. study of mathematical structures: the study of structures in mathematics such as groups, rings, fields, and categories

[Mid-16th century. Via Italian and medieval Latin< Arabic al-jabr "the reuniting," in the title of a treatise by the mathematician al-Khwarizmi]

al·ge·bra·ist [ àlji bráy ist ] noun

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