Abstract algebra
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The branch of mathematics concerned with algebraic structures, such as groups, rings, and fields. uncountable
"The operations are necessarily algebraic, because the relative magnitudes of the given quantities and the quantity sought for are unknown; and it is the essential principle of abstract algebra to furnish rules and symbols of operation which are proper for calculating independently of the knowledge of relative magnitudes."
Example
More examples"The operations are necessarily algebraic, because the relative magnitudes of the given quantities and the quantity sought for are unknown; and it is the essential principle of abstract algebra to furnish rules and symbols of operation which are proper for calculating independently of the knowledge of relative magnitudes."
Etymology
From 1860, The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science