algebra

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Boole translated logic into algebra—with an algebra of logic, or Boolean algebra—transforming logic from a philosophical, rule-based system into a mathematical, symbolic one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

So Idle workshopped it — did the algebra, as he described it — and wound up with a new, zingier joke he preferred.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

One key operation in a deep neural network involves the use of linear algebra to perform matrix multiplication, which transforms data as it is passed from layer to layer.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

"Instead of sitting there looking at the board trying to solve the algebra problem, you're sitting thinking, when I get home, what am I going to eat?"

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

Just like algebra and calculus, these tools and these values represent acquisitions which are too powerful to be discarded, and which remain not as museum pieces but are in constant use.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton