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• algebra — ► NOUN ▪ the branch of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations. DERIVATIVES algebraic adjective algebraist noun. ORIGIN Latin, from an Arabic word meaning «the reunion… …   English terms dictionary

• algebra — /al jeuh breuh/, n. 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations. 2. any of… …   Universalium

• algebra, elementary — Introduction       branch of mathematics that deals with the general properties of numbers and the relations between them. Algebra is fundamental not only to all further mathematics and statistics but to the natural sciences, computer science,… …   Universalium

• algebra, linear — Introduction       mathematical discipline that deals with vectors (vector) and matrices (matrix) and, more generally, with vector spaces (vector space) and linear transformations. Unlike other parts of mathematics that are frequently invigorated …   Universalium

• Algebra — Mathematics Math e*mat ics, n. [F. math[ e]matiques, pl., L. mathematica, sing., Gr. ? (sc. ?) science. See {Mathematic}, and { ics}.] That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• algebra — n. 1 the branch of mathematics that uses letters and other general symbols to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations. 2 a system of this based on given axioms (linear algebra; the algebra of logic). Derivatives: algebraic adj …   Useful english dictionary

• algebra — [[t]æ̱lʤɪbrə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Algebra is a type of mathematics in which letters are used to represent possible quantities …   English dictionary

• algebra — [ aldʒɪbrə] noun the part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations. ↘a system of this based on given axioms. Derivatives algebraic aldʒɪ breɪɪk adjective… …   English new terms dictionary

• History of algebra — Elementary algebra is the branch of mathematics that deals with solving for the operands of arithmetic equations. Modern or abstract algebra has its origins as an abstraction of elementary algebra. Historians know that the earliest mathematical… …   Wikipedia

• New algebra — The new algebra or symbolic analysis is a formalization of algebra promoted by François Viète in 1591 and by his successors (after 1603). It marks the beginning of the algebraic formalization (late sixteenth the early seventeenth centuries).… …   Wikipedia

• Boolean algebra — /booh lee euhn/ 1. Logic. a deductive logical system, usually applied to classes, in which, under the operations of intersection and symmetric difference, classes are treated as algebraic quantities. 2. Math. a ring with a multiplicative identity …   Universalium