algebra
Pronunciation: /alˈɡɛ.bra/
“algebra” is a Polish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- algebra (field of mathematics)
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English algebra. Possibly borrowed from German Algebra, French algèbre, or Spanish álgebra, ultimately from Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr) “reunion”, “resetting of broken parts”, used in the title of al-Khwarizmi’s influential work الْكِتَاب الْمُخْتَصَر فِي حِسَاب الْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة (al-kitāb al-muḵtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa-l-muqābala, “the…
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