transcendental
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌtɹænsɛnˈdɛntəl/
[edit] Noun
transcendental (plural transcendentals)
[edit] Adjective
transcendental (comparative more transcendental, superlative most transcendental)
- (philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
- Superior, surpassing all others.
- Extraordinary.
- Mystical or supernatural.
- (mathematics, number theory) Of, or relating to a number that is not the root of any polynomial that has positive degree and rational coefficients.
[edit] Antonyms
- (mathematics): algebraic
[edit] Hypernyms
- (mathematics): irrational
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Terms derived from transcendental
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Terms etymologically related to transcendental
[edit] Translations
independent of experience
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supernatural
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in mathematics
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[edit] Romanian
[edit] Adjective
transcendental