algebra

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See also Algebra, álgebra, and àlgebra

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From Italian, Spanish or mediaeval Latin, 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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Singular
algebra

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural algebras

algebra (countable and uncountable; plural algebras)

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

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[edit] Croatian

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algebra f. sg.

  1. algebra

[edit] Czech

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algebra f.

  1. algebra

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[edit] Finnish

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algebra

  1. algebra

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[edit] Italian

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Same as English algebra.

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  • IPA: /al.ʤɛ.ˈbra/

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algebra f. (plural algebre)

  1. algebra

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Italian, Spanish or mediaeval Latin, 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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algebra f.

  1. algebra

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Singular only
Nominative algebra
Genitive algebry
Dative algebrze
Accusative algebrę
Instrumental algebrą
Locative algebrze
Vocative algebro

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[edit] Spanish

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algebra

  1. Common misspelling of álgebra.
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