algebraic number

noun Mathematics.

a root of an algebraic equation with integral coefficients.

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Origin of algebraic number

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby algebraic number

algebraic expression, algebraic extension, algebraic function, algebraic geometry, algebraic notation, algebraic number, algebraic operation, algebraic topology, algebraically closed field, algebraist, algeciras
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British Dictionary definitions for algebraic number

algebraic number

noun

any number that is a root of a polynomial equation having rational coefficients such as √2 but not πCompare transcendental number
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