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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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The deluge included AI solutions to more than 300 problems across number theory, algebraic geometry and other fields with names that could give anyone haunted by high-school math a migraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

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

From Scientific American ● Sep. 26, 2023

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

In his analysis, Dr. Thaddeus, who specializes in algebraic geometry, found that key supporting data submitted by Columbia was “inaccurate, dubious or highly misleading.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

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