algebraic

adjective

Of, or relating to, algebra.

(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.

(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.

(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.

(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.

Roots

aljabralgebra- · Arabic · reunion of broken parts

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Where does algebraic come from?

The word algebraic breaks down into one root of Arabic origin: the root algebra-, from Arabic aljabr (“reunion of broken parts”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.