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'''Algebra''' is a branch of [[mathematics]]. The term is used in combinations such as [[Homological algebra|homological algebra]], [[Commutative algebra|commutative algebra]], [[Linear-algebra(2)|linear algebra]], [[Multilinear algebra|multilinear algebra]], and [[Topological algebra|topological algebra]].
 
'''Algebra''' is a branch of [[mathematics]]. The term is used in combinations such as [[Homological algebra|homological algebra]], [[Commutative algebra|commutative algebra]], [[Linear-algebra(2)|linear algebra]], [[Multilinear algebra|multilinear algebra]], and [[Topological algebra|topological algebra]].
  

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Algebra is a branch of mathematics. The term is used in combinations such as homological algebra, commutative algebra, linear algebra, multilinear algebra, and topological algebra.

A special case of an operator ring: An algebra (occasionally, a linear or vector algebra) over a field, over a skew-field or over a commutative ring. Associative algebras (formerly described as "hypercomplex systems" ) and non-associative algebras are algebras in this sense.

A synonym of universal algebra. This includes algebras such as Boolean algebras, unary algebras, etc. (cf. Boolean algebra; Unary algebra).

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