transcendental number

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   an irrational number that is not algebraic

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Questions about transcendental number

What does transcendental number mean?

transcendental number means "an irrational number that is not algebraic".

Is transcendental number a common word?

transcendental number is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.