TRANSCENDENTAL


Meaning of TRANSCENDENTAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtran(t)-ˌsen-ˈden-t ə l, -sən- ]

adjective

Date: 1624

1.

a. : transcendent 1b

b. : supernatural

c. : abstruse , abstract

d. : of or relating to transcendentalism

2.

a. : incapable of being the root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients

π is a transcendental number

b. : being, involving, or representing a function (as sin x, log x, e x ) that cannot be expressed by a finite number of algebraic operations

transcendental curves

3. in Kantian philosophy

a. : of or relating to experience as determined by the mind's makeup

b. : transcending experience but not human knowledge

4. : transcendent 1a

• tran·scen·den·tal·ly -t ə l-ē adverb

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