algebraic
/ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/ adjective
- adjective Of, or relating to, algebra.
- adjective (mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
- adjective (algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
- adjective (algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
- adjective (chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
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Partly from algebra + -ic and partly from French algébraïque.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic characters; algebraical writings. Algebraic curve, a curve such that the equation which expresses the relation between the coördinates of its points involves only the ordinary operations of algebra; --opposed to a transcendental curve.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “algebraic”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details