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Elementary Number


A number which can be specified implicitly or explicitly by exponential, logarithmic, and algebraic operations.


See also

Liouvillian Number

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References

Chow, T. Y. "What is a Closed-Form Number." Amer. Math. Monthly 106, 440-448, 1999.Ritt, J. Integration in Finite Terms: Liouville's Theory of Elementary Models. New York: Columbia University Press, 1948.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Elementary Number." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ElementaryNumber.html

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