Abelian
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
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pertaining to an algebraic system in which an operation is commutative.
an Abelian group.
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pertaining to such an operation.
Etymology
Origin of Abelian
Example Sentences
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Of the 189 member countries who spoke there were 88 heads of state and 42 heads of government, said senior U.N. official Movses Abelian.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
Among the speakers were 21 women - six heads of state, four heads of government, one vice president, nine ministers and one vice minister, Abelian told reporters.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
Abelian, 41, also provided collateral for another $175,000 in corporate bail bonds posted by both her sister and Ayvazyan, according to Wilson’s ruling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Abelian provided no help in the international manhunt for her sister and Ayvazyan, FBI agent Justin Palmerton told Wilson in a court filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
The totality of the self-conjugate operations of a group forms a self-conjugate Abelian subgroup, each of whose operations is permutable with every operation of the group.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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