SOLUTION: what does algebra mean?

Question 10749: what does algebra mean?
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Algebra (from the Arabic language, "al-jabr" meaning "reunion", "connection" or "completion") is a branch of mathematics which may be roughly characterized as a generalization and extension of arithmetic; it also refers to a particular kind of abstract algebra structure, the algebra over a field.

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