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algebraic expression

American  
[al-juh-brey-ik ik-spresh-uhn] / ˈæl dʒəˌbreɪ ɪk ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. a symbol or a combination of symbols used in algebra, containing one or more numbers, variables, and arithmetic operations.

    how to solve algebraic expressions.


Etymology

Origin of algebraic expression

First recorded in 1730–40

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TRY IT : : 1.121 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the quotient of −63 and −9.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: ⓐ Seventeen more than y ⓑ Nine less than 9x2.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Translate “6 less than twice x” into an algebraic expression.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: the quotient of the difference of m and n, and p.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

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 Auguste Sabatier

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