algebraic
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• adjective
Relating to, involving, or governed by the laws and methods of algebra.
"Students learned how to simplify complex algebraic expressions before moving on to quadratic equations."
Designating a number, function, or expression that is a root of a non-zero polynomial equation with rational (or integer) coefficients, or that can be constructed using only a finite number of basic arithmetic operations and root extractions.
"The square root of two is an algebraic number, whereas pi is transcendental."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-17th century from the noun 'algebra' plus the suffix '-ic'. 'Algebra' derives from Medieval Latin, ultimately from the Arabic 'al-jabr' ('the reunion of broken parts'), used in the title of a treatise by the 9th-century Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi.