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transcendental

[ tran-sen-den-tl, -suhn- ]
/ ˌtræn sɛnˈdɛn tl, -sən- /
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adjective
noun
Mathematics. transcendental number.
transcendentals, Scholasticism. categories that have universal application, as being, one, true, good.
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Origin of transcendental

From the Medieval Latin word trānscendentālis, dating back to 1615–25. See transcendent, -al1

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, adverb
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How to use transcendental in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for transcendental

transcendental
/ (ˌtrænsɛnˈdɛntəl) /

adjective
transcendent, superior, or surpassing
(in the philosophy of Kant)
  1. (of a judgment or logical deduction) being both synthetic and a priori
  2. 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

transcendentality, nountranscendentally, adverb
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