abelian

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Etymology[edit]

Name of the Norwegian mathematician Abel + -ian.

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  • (US) IPA: /əˈbi.li.ən/, /əˈbil.jən/

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abelian (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Having a commutative defining operation. [Mid 19th century.][1]
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  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3: