An old term for algebra itself, or sometimes for a mathematician who practices algebra, reflecting early European borrowing of mathematical terminology.
From Arabic al-jabr (reunion/restoration), the core term that became 'algebra.' European scholars transliterated this into 'algebar' in early texts before standardizing it as 'algebra.'
The word 'algebra' literally means 'reunion' in Arabic—it was named after the process of moving terms across an equation to restore balance, a poetic name for math!
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