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Abelian

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[uh-bee-lee-uhn, uh-beel-yuhn] / əˈbi li ən, əˈbil yən /

adjective

Mathematics.
  1. of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.

  2. pertaining to an algebraic system in which an operation is commutative.

    an Abelian group.

  3. pertaining to such an operation.


Etymology

Origin of Abelian

First recorded in 1905–10; Abel + -ian

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

Gohar Abelian took in three kids abandoned by her sister, a swindler who fled to Montenegro, but cannot retrieve the $100,000 in bail she posted, judge rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 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

But among the remaining parts of Pure Mathematics we have the theory of Elliptic Functions and of the Jacobian and Abelian Functions, and the theory of Differential Equations, including of course Partial Differential Equations.

From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Airy, George Biddell

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