"algebraic function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: algebraic functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} algebraic function (plural algebraic functions)
  1. (algebraic geometry) Informally, any function expressible using (only) the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and raising to a rational power; more precisely, any continuous function definable as the root of some polynomial equation. Wikipedia link: algebraic function Categories (topical): Algebraic geometry, Functions Related terms: algebraic number, algebraic variety Coordinate_terms: transcendental function Translations (function definable as the root of some polynomial equation): algebraická funkce [feminine] (Czech), fonction algébrique (French), algebraische Funktion [feminine] (German), função algébrica [feminine] (Portuguese), algebarska funkcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), algebraisk funktion [common-gender] (Swedish)

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