algebra
n. குறிக்கணக்கியல், இயற்கணிதம், எண்களுக்குப்பதிலாக்க குறியீடுகளை வழங்கும் கணக்கியல்துறை.
Al"ge*bra, n. Etym: [LL. algebra, fr. Ar. al-jebr reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, fr. jabara to bind together, consolidate; al-jebr w'almuqabalah reduction and comparison (by equations): cf. F. algèbre, It. & Sp. algebra.] 1. (Math.) Defn: That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude. 2. A treatise on this science.