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abstract algebra

American  

noun

  1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the extension of algebraic concepts usually associated with the real number system to other, more general systems.

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The most recent season of “House of Cards” was in some ways about the tricky algebra of effacement, assertion, subservience and ingenuity behind many women’s paths to power.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2017

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