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Algebra Pronunciation
Algebra is pronounced AL-juh-bruh, IPA /ˈældʒəbrə/.
AL-juh-bruh
US /ˈældʒəbrə/ · UK /ˈældʒɪbrə/
Syllables: AL · juh · bruh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The branch of mathematics in which letters stand for unknown numbers.
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Algebra in a Sentence
- We start algebra in the second term.
- Her algebra homework took the whole evening.
- Linear algebra underpins most machine learning.
Common Mispronunciations of Algebra
Not al-JEE-bruh
The middle vowel shrinks to a faint uh, so the three beats run AL-juh-bruh with nothing stretched. A long ee in the middle belongs to algebraic.
Not AL-guh-bruh
An e standing behind the g softens it to the j of gem. The hard g of goat survives only in the related algorithm, where an o follows instead.
Tip: The word came into English from the Arabic al-jabr, the restoring of broken parts.
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