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algebra

[al-juh-bruh] / ˈæl dʒə brə /


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At a selective high school, she failed an algebra exam she expected to ace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Our spiritual tradition has given the world algebra, chemistry, physics, surgery, pediatrics, the concept of separation of powers and much more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

In 2013, UC approved a data science course, submitted by Los Angeles Unified, to broaden math options, and by 2020 allowed such courses to substitute for advanced algebra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

He taught algebra at a Boyle Heights middle school and a Watts high school before joining Hackman in 2018, where he’s worked on multibillion-dollar projects transforming legacy studio lots for one of Hollywood’s largest landlords.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Nat was still working on surveying when he got his first glimpse at an algebra book.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

One result, now known as the Jones index theorem, showed that when these algebras are nested within one another, their relative sizes conform to precise but enigmatic numerical ratios.

From Nature ● Sep. 28, 2020

Jones’s speciality, operator algebras, provided a powerful tool in the study of knots.

From Nature ● Sep. 28, 2020

In 1984, while working at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Jones came across some formulas that his nested algebras satisfied.

From Nature ● Sep. 28, 2020

We were looking at algebras; we were looking at general relativity; we were looking at pre-space.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 5, 2013

Damp smelling books were here and there among the ruins, histories, arithmetics, algebras and grammars.

From Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh




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