Definition of algebra

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algebra

noun

(uncountable, math) A system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols.
(countable, math) A structure consisting of a set of elements together with one or more operations and rules specifying what expressions are equivalent.
(uncountable, mathematics) The study of algebras.

Translations:

Dutch: stelkunde^{(nl, algebra, m}}, {{t-, nl)}f
French: algèbre_(fr)f
German: Algebra^(de)f
Italian: algebra_(it)f
Spanish: í¡lgebra^(es)f

Etymology: From , or mediaeval , from (Arab.) (ARchar, , Ù) (al-jabr) "reunion", "resetting of broken parts", used in the title of w:Al-Khwarizmi, al-Khwarizmi"s influential work (ARchar, ÙÙ Ù ÙÙÙÙÙ) (ilm al-jabr wa"l-muqÄbala), "the science of restoration and equating like with like"

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