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Abelian

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[uh-bee-lee-uhn, uh-beel-yuhn] / əˈbi li ən, əˈbil yən /

adjective

Mathematics.

  1. of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.

  2. pertaining to an algebraic system in which an operation is commutative.

    an Abelian group.

  3. pertaining to such an operation.

Etymology

Origin of Abelian

First recorded in 1905–10; Abel + -ian

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