algebraic expression

American  

[al-juh-brey-ik ik-spresh-uhn] / ˈæl dʒəˌbreɪ ɪk ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən /

noun

Mathematics.

1. a symbol or a combination of symbols used in algebra, containing one or more numbers, variables, and arithmetic operations.

   how to solve algebraic expressions.

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Etymology

Origin of algebraic expression

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

TRY IT : : 1.121 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the quotient of −63 and −9.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

TRY IT : : 1.122 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the quotient of −72 and −9.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

TRY IT : : 1.120 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the product of 8 and −13.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Any variable in an algebraic expression may take on or be assigned different values.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

And the mathematician finds in it a new beauty, from its marvellous correspondence with the motions of a pendulum,—the algebraic expression of the two being identical.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 by Various