algebraic number

algebraic number

n.

A number that is a root of a polynomial equation with rational coefficients.

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algebraic number

n

(Mathematics) 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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al′gebra′ic num′ber

n.

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

2. root ¹ (def. 9b).

[1930–35]

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algebraic number - root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients irrational, irrational number - a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

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número algebraico