abelian

[uh-bee-lee-uhn, uh-beel-yuhn]

adjective Mathematics.

of or pertaining to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.

pertaining to an algebraic system in which an operation is commutative: an Abelian group.

pertaining to such an operation.

Origin:
1905–10; Abel + -ian

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Abelian is always a great word to know.

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a system of calculation based on the properties of numbers; the discussion of a problem by algebra consisting of calculus and its higher developments

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