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Algebraic quantity that may work to contain two bits of arithmetic (8)

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I believe the answer is:

variable

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'algebraic quantity' is the definition.
'variable' can be an answer for 'quantity' (variable quantity is a kind of quantity). I'm not sure about the 'algebraic' bit.

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(Other definitions for variable that I've seen before include "Not steady or regular" , "Prone to change" , "Changeable or inconstant" , "Mutable" , "Unsteady" .)

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