Definition of "algebraic" []

• Of, relating to, or designating algebra. (adjective)
• Designating an expression, equation, or function in which only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operations are contained or used. (adjective)
• Indicating or restricted to a finite number of operations involving algebra. (adjective)

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• "Solow's models converged with what I was learning in algebraic topology."
• "This is, indeed, what they are, if we take the word algebraic in a loose enough sense."
• "Real numbers that are solutions of polynomial equations with integer coefficients are called algebraic, and the search was on for numbers that are not algebraic."