theory of equations

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.

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Etymology

Origin of theory of equations

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

His mathematical researches were also concerned with the theory of equations, but the question as to his priority on several points has been keenly discussed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

His works on the theory of equations and on electricity, and his papers in the Cambridge Transactions, are all of high genius.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene

Albert Girard, a Flemish mathematician in the seventeenth century, extended the theory of equations by the introduction of imaginary quantities.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

He says in his prefatory note that— ' As the principles are drawn from that theory of equations, by which Harriott has so far advanced the science of algebra.'

From Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar by Stevens, Henry

The geometric aspect, however, is of considerable value in discussing the theory of equations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various