Relating to algebra, the branch of mathematics that uses symbols and letters to represent numbers and quantities in equations and formulas. Describes mathematical operations involving variables and abstract relationships.
From Arabic 'al-jabr' meaning 'reunion of broken parts,' from the 9th-century mathematician Al-Khwarizmi's treatise. The word entered Latin as 'algebra' and developed its adjectival form by the 16th century.
Algebra literally means 'bone-setting' in Arabic - Al-Khwarizmi was describing mathematics as the art of reuniting broken equations, just like a doctor reunites broken bones!
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