algebra

noun

al·ge·bra | \ ˈal-jə-brə

Definition of algebra

1 : a generalization of arithmetic in which letters representing numbers are combined according to the rules of arithmetic

2 : any of various systems or branches of mathematics or logic concerned with the properties and relationships of abstract entities (such as complex numbers, matrices, sets, vectors, groups, rings, or fields) manipulated in symbolic form under operations often analogous to those of arithmetic — compare boolean algebra

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Recent Examples on the Web As a kid, algebra destroyed me; geometry put the nails in the coffin. — Washington Post, 29 May 2021 And some concede that if the bill is approved, as expected, students who can’t write very well or do elementary algebra would nonetheless be allowed to graduate without the school having to teach them more. — oregonlive, 28 May 2021 What happened to the push for eighth-grade algebra? — Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2021 Brunetto and several colleagues were on their Lake County campus this past weekend, offering review lessons to students readying for the state’s civics and algebra exams. — Leslie Postal, orlandosentinel.com, 20 May 2021 Remember the professor from Columbia with a PhD in applied mathematics to tutor her in algebra? — Emily Gray Tedrowe, USA TODAY, 17 May 2021 Now there are experts — including those involved in writing the state’s draft framework — who discredit that algebra push. — Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2021 Students in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan master introductory algebra in eighth grade or even earlier. — Williamson M. Evers, WSJ, 18 May 2021 At Pasadena City College, college algebra for STEM majors is labeled Math 003. — Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021

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