algebraic
adjective
al·ge·bra·ic
ˌal-jə-ˈbrā-ik 
1
: relating to, involving, or according to the laws of algebra
2
: involving only a finite number of repetitions of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, extraction of roots, and raising to powers
algebraic equation
compare transcendental
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Other experts reminded me that understanding, for instance, the trajectories of COVID-19 or wildfire spread, retirement fund growth, mortgage interest and other real-life situations requires algebraic understanding.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Now consider algebraic subvarieties inside your original variety.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
To overcome this difficulty, DeepMind paired a language model with a more traditional symbolic deduction engine that performs algebraic and geometric reasoning.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
This strange algebraic structure was intended to describe the symmetries of a geometric object that lives in 196,883 dimensions (only one fewer than the number 196,884).
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
Blum received her doctorate at age 25 for developing a new way to apply this high-level perspective to mathematical structures called algebraic field theories.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Why Reciprocity Is So Useful Quadratic reciprocity is used in areas of research as diverse as graph theory, algebraic topology and cryptography.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha – a website that solves algebraic problems online – has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete.
—Claire Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2023
The Exploding Exotic Their proof relies on a set of tools called algebraic K-theory, which was established in the 1950s by Alexander Grothendieck and has developed rapidly over the last decade.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Now consider algebraic subvarieties inside your original variety.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
To overcome this difficulty, DeepMind paired a language model with a more traditional symbolic deduction engine that performs algebraic and geometric reasoning.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
This strange algebraic structure was intended to describe the symmetries of a geometric object that lives in 196,883 dimensions (only one fewer than the number 196,884).
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
Blum received her doctorate at age 25 for developing a new way to apply this high-level perspective to mathematical structures called algebraic field theories.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Why Reciprocity Is So Useful Quadratic reciprocity is used in areas of research as diverse as graph theory, algebraic topology and cryptography.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha – a website that solves algebraic problems online – has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete.
—Claire Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2023
The Exploding Exotic Their proof relies on a set of tools called algebraic K-theory, which was established in the 1950s by Alexander Grothendieck and has developed rapidly over the last decade.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
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