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A•be•li•an
(ə bē′lē ən, ə bēl′yən),USA pronunciation adj. [Math.]
- Mathematicsof or pertaining to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- Mathematicspertaining to an algebraic system in which an operation is commutative:an Abelian group.
- Mathematicspertaining to such an operation.
- Abel + -ian 1905–10
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