algebra
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++al·ge·bra /ˈældʒəbrə/ noun [uncountable] HMa type of mathematics that uses letters and other signs to represent numbers and values 代数 —algebraic /ˌældʒəˈbreɪ-ɪk◂/ adjective —algebraically /-kli/ adverb
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algebra• I shuddered at the memory of numerical computations and algebra.• Good understanding of most concepts up to and including algebra.• We now look at the relational algebra and the relational calculus in more detail.• The relational algebra is a procedural language.• He hoped to be an engineer, and he was taking algebra and trigonometry and falling behind in both.• Computer graphics is, among other things, just what the mathematician needed: an appropriate mechanism for turning algebra into forms.Origin algebra (1500-1600) Medieval Latin Arabic al-jabr “the reduction”al·ge·bra nounChineseSyllable
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algebra
al‧ge‧bra /ˈældʒəbrə, ˈældʒɪbrə/
noun [uncountable]
—algebraic /ˌældʒəˈbreɪ-ɪk◂, ˌældʒɪˈbreɪ-ɪk◂/ adjective
—algebraically /-kli/ adverb
al‧ge‧bra /ˈældʒəbrə, ˈældʒɪbrə/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: Arabic al-jabr 'the reduction'
a type of mathematics that uses letters and other signs to represent numbers and valuesLanguage: Medieval Latin
Origin: Arabic al-jabr 'the reduction'
—algebraic /ˌældʒəˈbreɪ-ɪk◂, ˌældʒɪˈbreɪ-ɪk◂/ adjective
—algebraically /-kli/ adverb