algebraic

adjective

al·​ge·​bra·​ic ˌal-jə-ˈbrā-ik 

1

: relating to, involving, or according to the laws of algebra

2

: involving only a finite number of repetitions of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, extraction of roots, and raising to powers

algebraic equation

compare transcendental

algebraically

ˌal-jə-ˈbrā-ə-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of algebraic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an algebraic equation, however, that number may be replaced with a variable—typically a letter—that can, for example, stand in for how many apples, under such and such conditions, there will be in the future. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

If this was the case, Hodge realized, experts could continue their calculations using familiar algebraic structures instead of struggling with the triangles. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

The surprising answer lies in a corner of the algebraic combinatorics world that goes by the name of positive Grassmannian. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026

And instead of using a whole-number grid with points like (1,3) or (-3,6), the AI construction used something called algebraic integers to build this more complicated grid. — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing algebraic

• algebraic geometry
• algebraic number

Rhymes for algebraic

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