adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Canada, UK, US:/ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:AE2 L JH AH0 B R EY1 IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to, algebra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: equation; or function; equation; or function
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to algebra
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
algebraic geometry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: algebraical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Partly from algebra + -ic and partly from French algébraïque.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
algebraïes
— relating to algebra
Armenian:
հանրահաշվական
(hanrahašvakan)
— relating to algebra
Asturian:
alxebraicu
— relating to algebra
Azerbaijani:
cəbri
— relating to algebra
Catalan:
algebraic
— relating to algebra
Czech:
algebraický
— relating to algebra
Danish:
algebraisk
— relating to algebra
Dutch:
algebraïsch
— relating to algebra
Esperanto:
algebra
— relating to algebra
Finnish:
algebrallinen
— relating to algebra
French:
algébrique
— relating to algebra
Galician:
alxébrico
— relating to algebra
German:
algebraisch
— relating to algebra
Irish:
ailgéabrach
— relating to algebra
Italian:
algebrico
— relating to algebra
Kazakh:
алгебралық
(algebralyq)
— relating to algebra
Norwegian Bokmål:
algebraisk
— relating to algebra
Norwegian Nynorsk:
algebraisk
— relating to algebra
Persian:
جبری
(jabri)
— relating to algebra
Polish:
algebraiczny
— relating to algebra
Portuguese:
algébrico
— relating to algebra
Romanian:
algebric
— relating to algebra
Russian:
алгебраи́ческий
(algebraíčeskij)
— relating to algebra
Serbo-Croatian:
algebarski
— relating to algebra
Spanish:
algebraico
— relating to algebra
Swedish:
algebraisk
— relating to algebra
Tagalog:
panandain
— relating to algebra
Afrikaans:
algebraïes
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Catalan:
algebraic
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Finnish:
algebrallinen
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
French:
algébrique
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Kazakh:
алгебралық
(algebralyq)
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Polish:
algebraiczny
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Romanian:
algebric
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Russian:
алгебраи́ческий
(algebraíčeskij)
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Serbo-Croatian:
algebarski
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Swedish:
algebraisk
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Tagalog:
panandain
— containing numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators
Finnish:
algebrallinen
— which is a root of some polynomial
German:
algebraisch
— which is a root of some polynomial
Polish:
algebraiczny
— which is a root of some polynomial
Russian:
алгебраи́ческий
(algebraíčeskij)
— which is a root of some polynomial
Serbo-Croatian:
algebarski
— which is a root of some polynomial
Finnish:
algebrallinen
— of a particular notation for chess moves that assigns each square a letter and a number defined from a player-independent perspective
Polish:
algebraiczny
— of a particular notation for chess moves that assigns each square a letter and a number defined from a player-independent perspective
Romanian:
algebric
— of a particular notation for chess moves that assigns each square a letter and a number defined from a player-independent perspective
Serbo-Croatian:
algebarski
— of a particular notation for chess moves that assigns each square a letter and a number defined from a player-independent perspective