Algebra
Algebra ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Late Latin algebra, from Arabic al-jebr reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, from jabara to bind together, consolidate; al-jebr w'almuqābalah reduction and comparison (by equations): compare French algèbre, Italian & Sp. algebra.]
1.
(Mathematics) That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.
2.
A treatise on this science.