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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAlgebra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈalɡeːbʁa
"Algebra ist ein wichtiger Zweig der Mathematik."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The branch of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulas and equations.
"She is taking an advanced algebra class this semester."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Late Latin algebrā, from Arabic al-jabr (meaning 'the restoration of broken parts'), from the title of a 9th-century mathematical treatise by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi.
10 Global Lexicons: How "algebra" is said worldwide
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algèbre
Transliteration: al-ʒɛbʁ
"Il fait ses devoirs d'algèbre."
Algebra
Transliteration: ˈalɡeːbʁa
"Algebra ist ein wichtiger Zweig der Mathematik."
algebra
Transliteration: ˈaldʒebra
"Ho preso un buon voto in algebra."
álgebra
Transliteration: ˈalɣeβɾa
"El profesor explicó las ecuaciones de álgebra."
álgebra
Transliteration: ˈawʒeβɾɐ
"Estudamos matrizes em álgebra linear."
बीجगणित
Transliteration: bījgaṇit
Script: बीजगणित
"मुझे बीजगणित के सवाल हल करना पसंद है।"
代数
Transliteration: dàishù
"代数是数学的一个分支。"
대수학
Transliteration: daesuhak
"그는 대수학 시험을 준비하고 있다."
代数
Transliteration: daisū
"彼女は代数の問題を解いています。"
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