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[al-juh-bruh] / ˈæl dʒə brə /


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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

"There's a terrible algebra situation going on here of all of these things will equal 'bye-bye'."

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Boole translated logic into algebra—with an algebra of logic, or Boolean algebra—transforming logic from a philosophical, rule-based system into a mathematical, symbolic one.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

I told him I was coming to Idaho for Thanksgiving and I needed an algebra tutor.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

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

From Nature Sep. 28, 2020

Jones’s main focus continued to be Von Neumann algebras and their connections to other fields.

From Nature Sep. 28, 2020

Meanwhile, Gell-Mann continued pursuing the theory of quarks, refining his ideas about current algebras.

From Scientific American Jun. 6, 2019

There were also a few arithmetics and algebras, a historical novel or two, and the inevitable copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin, whose pages I had freely moistened with my tears.

From The Story of a Pioneer by Anna Howard Shaw




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