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Transcendental Element


A transcendental element is an element of an extension field of a field F which is not algebraic over F. A transcendental number is a complex number which is transcendental over the field Q of rational numbers.


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Transcendental Extension

This entry contributed by Margherita Barile

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Weisstein, Eric W., with contributions by Margherita Barile. "Transcendental Element." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/TranscendentalElement.html

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