{ Al`ge*bra"ic (?), Al`ge*bra"ic*al (?), }
a.Of or pertaining to algebra; containing an
operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic
characters; algebraical writings.
Algebraic curve, a curve such that the equation
which expresses the relation between the coördinates of its points
involves only the ordinary operations of algebra; -- opposed to a
transcendental curve.