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transcendental number

DEFINITIONS OF: transcendental number

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n an irrational number that is not algebraic

Types:
pi
the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
e
the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...
Type of:
irrational, irrational number
a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
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