algebraic

American  

[al-juh-brey-ik] / ˌæl dʒəˈbreɪ ɪk /

Also algebraical

adjective

1. of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.

2. Mathematics. of or relating to an element that is the root of a polynomial equation with coefficients from some given field.

    is algebraic over the field of real numbers.

3. using arbitrary letters or symbols in place of the letters, symbols, or numbers of an actual application.

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algebraic British  

/ ˌældʒɪˈbreɪɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to algebra

   an algebraic expression

2. using or relating to finite numbers, operations, or relationships

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Other Word Forms

• algebraically adverb
• nonalgebraic adjective
• nonalgebraical adjective
• nonalgebraically adverb
• prealgebraic adjective
• subalgebraic adjective
• subalgebraical adjective
• subalgebraically adverb
• unalgebraical adjective

Etymology

Origin of algebraic

First recorded in 1655–65; algebra + -ic

Example Sentences

What I miss most is closing my eyes at night, then opening them and it’s morning, that total submersion, yesterday’s problems wiped away like algebraic equations on a junior-high blackboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

And whether expressed in algebraic logic or ancient Greek hymn, its chorus is the same throughout the universe: Be fruitful and multiply.

From Salon

With all respect, they need human beings to just sit with them and work through fractions and algebraic equations and all the other operations that make math so beautiful and tricky.

From Seattle Times

But in algebraic geometry, I would say intersection theory is especially interesting when we work with moduli spaces.

From Scientific American

In a transitional syncopated phase, authors used some symbolic notation, but algebraic ideas were still presented mainly rhetorically.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• analytical
• numerical
• scientific