Re: Definitions Needed
- From: "Bill" <Bill_NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:02:44 -0400
"Gene Wirchenko" <genew@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I studied algebra and calculus in high school. The words were
never defined except by example.
In *lay* terms:
What is the definition of the word "algebra"?
What is the definition of the word "calculus"?
What is *an* algebra?
What is *a* calculus?
I have tried Web searches, but it is too easy to get stuck, and
there is a lot of nonsense to boot.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.
Quoting from Wikipedia:
Algebra is a branch of mathematics concerning the study of structure,
relation and quantity. The name is derived from the treatise written by the
Muslim mathematician Muhammad bin Musa al-Khwarizmi titled (in Arabic ????
????? ????????? ) Al-Kitab al-Jabr wa-l-Muqabala (meaning "The Compendious
Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing"), which provided symbolic
operations for the systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations.
I hope this is helpful. -Bill
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