torræður

Icelandic

Etymology

From tor- (“difficult, hard”) +‎ ræður (“understood”)

Adjective

torræður (comparative torræð, superlative torrætt)

1. obscure, difficult to grasp, cryptic, intangible, enigmatic, oracular, unclear

   Torrætt kvæði.

   An intangible poem.

   Torrætt letur.

   An unclear font.

2. (mathematics) transcendental, transcendent

Derived terms

• hrein torræð útvíkkun, hrein torræð víkkun (pure transcendental extension)
• torræð tala (a transcendental number)
• torrætt fall (transcendental function)

Related terms

• torræðni (transcendence)
• torræðnigrunnur (transcendence basis)
• torræðnistig (transcendence degree)