algebraic

adjective

1. 1

   Of, or relating to, algebra.

2. 2

   (of an expression, equation or function) Containing only numbers, letters and arithmetic operators.

3. 3

   (of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.

4. 4

   (of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.

5. 5

   (of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.