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algebraic geometry

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of algebraic geometry

First recorded in 1895–1900

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

From Washington Post Oct. 12, 2022

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

From Seattle Times Oct. 12, 2022

Their proof pulled in an esoteric piece of algebraic geometry known as Hodge theory, named after William Vallance Douglas Hodge, a British mathematician.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2022

“In the last year the stage has been set with various kinds of investigations,” he says, including his own work involving the use of algebraic geometry and number theory in the context of quantum matter.

From Scientific American Mar. 21, 2022

A theme emerging for proposed new categories is for fields that mix traditional disciplines — such as ‘algebraic statistics’ and ‘numerical algebraic geometry’.

From Nature Feb. 6, 2018

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