algebraic expression
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of algebraic expression
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Translate “six less than twice x” into an algebraic expression.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: ⓐ Seventeen more than y ⓑ Nine less than 9x2.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
This is a good example of obtaining useful information for an integration by making individual measurements over a grid, instead of trying to find an algebraic expression for a function.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Any variable in an algebraic expression may take on or be assigned different values.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
The notion is like an algebraic expression which ideally represents a given quantity, but it is not the quantity itself.
From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste
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