First Known Use: 1847
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abelian
adjective, abe·li·an often capitalized \ə-ˈbē-lē-ən\
Definition of ABELIAN
: commutative 2 <abelian group> <abelian ring>
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Origin of ABELIAN
Niels Abel †1829 Norwegian mathematician
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