WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lin′ear al′gebra, [Math.]
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- MathematicsSee under algebra (def. 2).
- 1890–95
al•ge•bra /ˈældʒəbrə/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
al•ge•bra•i•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mathematicsthe branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, and uses letters and other symbols to represent numbers or values.
al•ge•bra•i•cal•ly, adv.
al•ge•bra
(al′jə brə),USA pronunciation n.
- Mathematicsthe branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- Mathematicsany of several algebraic systems, esp. a ring in which elements can be multiplied by real or complex numbers (linear algebra)as well as by other elements of the ring.
- Mathematicsany special system of notation adapted to the study of a special system of relationship:algebra of classes.
- Arabic al-jabr literally, restoration
- Medieval Latin
- 1535–45
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