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algebraic number

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a root of an algebraic equation with integral coefficients.


algebraic number

noun

  1. 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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Origin of algebraic number1

First recorded in 1930–35

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