transcendental
[ tran-sen-den-tl, -suhn- ]
/ ˌtræn sɛnˈdɛn tl, -sən- /
adjective
noun
Mathematics. transcendental number.
transcendentals, Scholasticism. categories that have universal application, as being, one, true, good.
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OTHER WORDS FROM transcendental
tran·scen·den·tal·i·ty, nountran·scen·den·tal·ly, adverbun·tran·scen·den·tal, adjectiveun·tran·scen·den·tal·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for transcendental
transcendental
/ (ˌtrænsɛnˈdɛntəl) /
adjective
transcendent, superior, or surpassing
(in the philosophy of Kant)
- (of a judgment or logical deduction) being both synthetic and a priori
- of or relating to knowledge of the presuppositions of thought
philosophy beyond our experience of phenomena, although not beyond potential knowledge
theol surpassing the natural plane of reality or knowledge; supernatural or mystical
Derived forms of transcendental
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