Definitions | Abelian |
| proper noun (rfc-level, Proper noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
- (ecclesiastical history) a member of a sect in fourth-century Africa mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married but lived in continence after the manner, as they claimed, of Abel.
Etymology: Name of the Biblical character w:Abel, Abel + -ian.
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| abelian |
| adjective
- (algebra) Having a commutative defining operation.
Etymology: Name of the Norwegian mathematician w:Niels Henrik Abel, Abel + -ian.
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