algebraic expression

[ al-juh-brey-ik ik-spresh-uhn ]

/ ˈæl dʒəˌbreɪ ɪk ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən /

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noun Mathematics.

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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How to use algebraic expression in a sentence

It was also an attack on our freedom of expression and way of life.
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“Tu eres como chuleria en pote,” goes the Puerto Rican expression that gave rise to his moniker.
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Instead, he is cruelly jailed solely for the peaceful expression of his beliefs.
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We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.
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However the expression on his face offered some explanation.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.
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All elements of expression modify each other, so that no mere rule can cover all cases.
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At the mention of the Merrill Horse, Poindexter's countenance took on a demoniac expression.
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Various impulses urged him into a pouring flood of words; yet he gave expression to none of them.
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