algebraic

English

Etymology

Partly from algebra + -ic and partly from French algébraïque.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/
    • (file)
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  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹæɪ.ɪk/
  • Rhymes: -eɪɪk

Adjective

algebraic (comparative more algebraic, superlative most algebraic)

  1. Of, or relating to, algebra.
  2. (mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
  3. (algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
  4. (algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
  5. (chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.

Antonyms

Hyponyms

  • (that is the root of some polynomial): quadratic number

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. algebraic, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

algebraic (feminine algebraica, masculine plural algebraics, feminine plural algebraiques)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    Synonym: algèbric

Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Adjective

algebraic m or n (feminine singular algebraică, masculine plural algebraici, feminine and neuter plural algebraice)

  1. Obsolete form of algebric.

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  • algebraic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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