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algebraic number
algebraic number
noun
- any number that is a root of a polynomial equation having rational coefficients such as √2 but not π Compare transcendental number
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Word History and Origins
Origin of algebraic number1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
But ∛2 belongs to the algebraic numbers, which can be written as solution of a polynomial equation.
From Scientific American
In other words, she came up with a proof that the ratio of the long sides to the short sides are “algebraic numbers,” a major topic in number theory.
From New York Times
The tools used to attack it, however, include key advances in algebraic number theory in the late 19th century, as well as in modular forms in the early 20th century.
From Scientific American
For example, an algebraic number is the solution to a polynomial equation.
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This opens up a lot of new numbers, like √2 and -1/31/12, but the set of algebraic numbers is once again countable.
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