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ALGEBRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("algebra" is a kind of...):
pure mathematics (the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Domain member category:
transposition ((mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "algebra"):
quadratics (a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations)
linear algebra (the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation)
vector algebra (the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces)
matrix algebra (the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices)
Derivation:
algebraic; algebraical (of or relating to algebra)
algebraist (a mathematician whose specialty is algebra)
