algebra

noun/ˈældʒɪbrə/

Frequency rank: #5,527 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A branch of mathematics in which symbols and letters are used to represent numbers and quantities in equations.

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Example sentence

My teacher said that algebra helps us solve problems by using letters to represent unknown numbers.

Synonyms & related words

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