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abstract algebra
the area of modern mathematics that considers algebraic structures to be sets with operations defined on them, and extends algebraic concepts usually associated with the real number system to other mo [..]
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algebra
a branch of mathematics that uses symbols or letters to represent variables, values or numbers, which can then be used to express operations and relationships and to solve equations
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algebraic expression
a combination of numbers and letters equivalent to a phrase in language, e.g. x
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algebraic equation
a combination of numbers and letters equivalent to a sentence in language, e.g. y
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Algorithm
a step by step procedure by which an operation can be carried out
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amicable numbers
pairs of numbers for which the sum of the divisors of one number equals the other number, e.g. 220 and 284, 1184 and 1210
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analytic geometry
the study of geometry using a coordinate system and the principles of algebra and analysis, thus defining geometrical shapes in a numerical way and extracting numerical information from that represent [..]
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analysis
grounded in the rigorous formulation of calculus, analysis is the branch of pure mathematics concerned with the notion of a limit (whether of a sequence or of a function)
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arithmetic
the part of mathematics that studies quantity, especially as the result of combining numbers (as opposed to variables) using the traditional operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and div [..]
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