Abelian

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə bēlē ən, ə bēlyən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
A•be•li•an  (ə bēlē ən, ə bēlyən),USA pronunciation adj. [Math.]
  1. Mathematicsof or pertaining to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
  2. Mathematicspertaining to an algebraic system in which an operation is commutative:an Abelian group.
  3. Mathematicspertaining to such an operation.
  • Abel + -ian 1905–10

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