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A branch of mathematics that uses letters for numbers and solves equations.
Natural examples
In Algebra lösen wir heute einfache Gleichungen.
Today we solve simple equations in algebra.
Kannst du mir bei Algebra helfen?
Can you help me with algebra?
Für diesen Beruf brauchst du Kenntnisse in Algebra.
You need algebra knowledge for this job.
Usage note
As a school subject, Algebra usually has no article or plural. Technical Algebren names mathematical structures, outside this chosen sense.
Mini-lesson: Algebra
A branch of mathematics that uses letters for numbers and solves equations. As a school subject, Algebra usually has no article or plural. Technical Algebren names mathematical structures, outside this chosen sense.
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