algebraic geometry

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. the study of sets that are defined by algebraic equations.

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Etymology

Origin of algebraic geometry

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Intersection theory, one of Larson’s specialties, is a branch of a field called algebraic geometry.

From Scientific American

But in algebraic geometry, I would say intersection theory is especially interesting when we work with moduli spaces.

From Scientific American

Melanie Matchett Wood, 41, a Harvard number theorist who also studies algebraic geometry, is an infectious mathematician.

From Washington Post

Melanie Matchett Wood, 41, Cambridge, Massachusetts, mathematician whose statistical analyses have helped answer questions related to number theory and algebraic geometry.

From Seattle Times

I once asked André Weil, a legendary climber of mathematical peaks, if it bothered him that few people knew of his accomplishments in number theory and algebraic geometry, and fewer still understood them.

From Scientific American