algebra
noun/ˈældʒɪbrə/
Frequency rank: #5,527 most common English word
Meaning
A branch of mathematics in which symbols and letters are used to represent numbers and quantities in equations.
Example sentence
My teacher said that algebra helps us solve problems by using letters to represent unknown numbers.
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