Abelian
Americanadjective
-
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
-
pertaining to an algebraic system in which an operation is commutative.
an Abelian group.
-
pertaining to such an operation.
Etymology
Origin of Abelian
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Of the 189 member countries who spoke there were 88 heads of state and 42 heads of government, said senior U.N. official Movses Abelian.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
Among the speakers were 21 women - six heads of state, four heads of government, one vice president, nine ministers and one vice minister, Abelian told reporters.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
When a couple of convicted L.A. swindlers abandoned their three children and fled with the family dog to Montenegro in 2021, the distraught teenagers’ aunt, Gohar Abelian, took the kids into her home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
“Not only is Abelian an attorney, but fleeing the country when out on bail is the model example of a broken bond condition,” Wilson wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
An Abelian group contains subgroups whose orders are any given factors of the order of the group.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
