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Topic: MATHS

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: Arabic al-jabr 'the reduction'

algebra

 noun
     
al‧ge‧bra [uncountable]
HM a type of mathematics that uses letters and other signs to represent numbers and values
—algebraic adjective
—algebraically adverb
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