álgebra

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Contents 1 Portuguese 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Usage notes

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álgebra f.

1. algebra

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• algébrico

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[edit] Etymology

From Arabic الجبر (al-jabr) “reunion”, “resetting of broken parts”, used in the title of al-Khwarizmi’s influential work علم الجبر والمقابلة (ilm al-jabr wa’l-muqābala), “the science of restoration and equating like with like”

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álgebra f. (plural álgebras)

1. algebra

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The feminine noun álgebra is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed a sound in that it takes the definite article el (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:

el álgebra

However, if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la.