algebraic function

noun Mathematics.

a function that can be expressed as a root of an equation in which a polynomial, in the independent and dependent variables, is set equal to zero.

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Words nearby algebraic function

algebraic, algebraically closed field, algebraic equation, algebraic expression, algebraic extension, algebraic function, algebraic geometry, algebraic notation, algebraic number, algebraic operation, algebraic topology
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British Dictionary definitions for algebraic function

algebraic function

noun

maths any function which can be constructed in a finite number of steps from the elementary operations and the inverses of any function already constructedCompare transcendental function
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