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algebra noun. LME.
[Italian, Spanish, medieval Latin, from Arab. al-jabr, from al AL-2 + jabr reunion of broken parts, from jabara set broken bones, reunite, restore. The term achieved currency in the title of a book, ilm al-jabr wa'l-mu&kdbelow;abala 'the science of restoring what is missing and equating like with like', by the mathematician al-warizmi (cf. ALGORISM).]
1. The surgical treatment of fractures. LME-M16.
2. The part of mathematics which investigates the relations and properties of numbers or other mathematical structures by means of general symbols; a system of this based on given axioms. M16.
algebraist noun a person versed in algebra E17.
algebraize verb (a) verb trans. express in algebraic form; (b) verb intrans. perform algebra: M19.
algebrician noun = algebraist L16-L17.
algebrist noun = algebraist L17.