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    In elementary algebra: Algebraic quantities

    The principal distinguishing characteristic of algebra is the use of simple symbols to represent numerical quantities and mathematical operations. Following a system that originated with the 17th-century French thinker René Descartes, letters near the beginning of the alphabet (a, b, c,…) typically represent…

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