Algebraic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪɪk

Alternative forms

• algebraick

Full definition of algebraic

Adjective

1. Of, or relating to, algebra.
2. (mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
3. (mathematics, number theory, said of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
4. (chess, of notation) 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.

Antonyms

• (number theory) transcendental

Hyponyms

• (number theory) quadratic irrational

Derived terms

• (of or relating to algebra) algebraic geometry, algebraic number theory, algebraic structure
• (of a number) algebraic number
• algebraic equation
• algebraic function
• algebraic integer
• algebraical
• algebraically
• algebraicize