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Revision as of 18:35, 19 November 2009
Abstract algebra is the study of general algebraic structures, such as groups, rings, fields, and vector spaces. While there is little risk of confusion, mathematicians use the word algebra to describe this study, and only use the term abstract algebra to distinguish from elementary algebra.
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