TRANSCENDENTAL NUMBER


Meaning of TRANSCENDENTAL NUMBER in English

Number that is not algebraic, in the sense that it is not the solution of an algebraic equation with rational-number coefficients.

The numbers e and 03C0; , as well as any algebraic number raised to the power of an irrational number, are transcendental numbers.

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