answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

An algebraic number is one which is a root of a polynomial equation with rational coefficients. All rational numbers are algebraic numbers. Irrational Numbers such as square roots, cube roots, surds etc are algebraic but there are others that are not. A transcendental number is such a number: an irrational number that is not an algebraic number. pi and e (the base of the exponential function) are both transcendental.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does transcendental mean in mathematics?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Pi is transcendental What does this mean in mathematics?

An algebraic number is one which is a root of a non-constant polynomial equation with rational coefficients. A transcendental number is not an algebraic number. Although a transcendental number may be complex, Pi is not.


What are the uses of transcendental numbers?

Two of the most important numbers in mathematics, pi and e (Euler's number) are both transcendental. Both are used in almost all branches of mathematics, and through that, in our daily lives even if you are not aware of them.


What jobs use transcendental numbers?

Engineering, pure Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology, Rocketry.


Pi the math term is transcendental what does that mean?

A transcendental number is one which is not algebraic. An algebraic number is one which is a root of a non-zero polynomial with rational coefficients.


Is the pi root of any number transcendental?

Since pi is transcendental, pi2 is also transcendental. So pi is the square root of the transcendental number pi2.


Does transcendental mean it is equal to the ratio of two integers in math?

yes * * * * * No it does not. A transcendental number is not rational. It is irrational but, further than that, it is not the root of any polynomial equation with rational coefficients.


Who proved pi is a transcendental number?

Hermite proved that "e" is transcendental, but it was Ferdinand Lindemann who proved that "pi" is transcendental.


Pi is transcendental What does this mean?

Real but not a root of an algebraic equation with rational roots coefficients


When was Transcendental Medication created?

Transcendental Medication was created in 1996.


When was Transcendental Youth created?

Transcendental Youth was created in 2012.


What does it mean if a number is transcendental?

It means that it is not algebraic... that is, it is not the root of a polynomial expression with rational coefficients.There are infinitely more transcendental numbers than algebraic numbers, but only a few are of any practical importance... most prominently pi and e, the base of the natural logarithms.All (real) transcendental numbers are irrational, but not all irrational numbers are transcendental. For example, the square root of two is irrational, but it is not transcendental as it is a root of the equation x2 - 2 = 0, a polynomial expression with rational coefficients.


When was Transcendental Highway created?

Transcendental Highway was created on 1998-10-13.