Algebra

alle-bra, n. (.Math.) That branch of an- alysis which investigates the relations and properties of numbers by means of letters and other symbols. — Algebraic, -bralk. -ical, a. Pert, to, or performed by, etc. — Algebraically, adv. By means of, etc. — Al'gebraist, n. One skilled in, etc. [Ar. jabara, to bind together, consolidate.]