algebraize

transitive verb

al·​ge·​bra·​ize

ˈal-jə-brə-ˌīz,

-ˌbrā-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to perform by algebra : reduce (a verbal or numerical statement) to algebraic form

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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