Words of the Day 16/6/10

Algebraic (Notation)

al·ge·bra·ic  [al-juh-brey-ik]
–adjective
1. of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.
2. Mathematics . of or pertaining to an element that is the root of a polynomial equation with coefficients from some given field:  is algebraic over the field of real numbers.
3. using arbitrary letters or symbols in place of the letters, symbols, or numbers of an actual application.

algebraic 
1660s, from algebra. Earlier was algebraical (1570s).
"notation "
1570, "explanation of a term," from L. notationem (nom. notatio) "a marking, notation, explanation," from notatus, pp. of notare "to note." Meaning "system of representing numbers or quantities by signs or symbols" is attested from 1706.

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