Question 28521: what is the meaning of ALGEBRA?
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http://math.about.com/cs/algebra/g/algebradef.htm
“Algebra Definition”
from Deb
Definition: A branch of mathematics that substitutes letters for numbers. An algebraic equation represents a scale, what is done on one side of the scale with a number is also done to the other side of the scale. The numbers are the constants. Algebra can include real numbers, complex numbers, matrices, vectors etc. Moving from Arithmetic to Algebra will look something like this: Arithmetic: 3 + 4 = 3 + 4 in Algebra it would look like: x + y = y + x
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