transcendental number

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a number that is not a root of any algebraic equation having integral coefficients, as π or e .

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transcendental number British  

noun

1. maths a number or quantity that is real but nonalgebraic, that is, one that is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients such as π or e

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Example Sentences

And yet as we commemorate Pi Day, a symbolic holiday commemorating the most well-known transcendental number, the reality is that many politicians — including the president — have an actively anti-scientific agenda.

From Salon

It’s an irrational and transcendental number that will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern, mathematicians say.

From Seattle Times

Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits beyond its decimal point and is an irrational and transcendental number, according to the Pi Day website, and it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern.

From Seattle Times

Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point and is an irrational and transcendental number, according to the website Pi Day, and it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern.

From Seattle Times

In case you don’t remember from math class, Pi is an “irrational and transcendental number” with decimals that “continue infinitely without repetition or pattern,” according to PiDay.org, the official website for the holiday.

From Time