transcendental number

Definitions of transcendental number
  1. noun
    an irrational number that is not algebraic
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    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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