transcendental number
noun
,
Mathematics
1.
a number that is not a root of any algebraic equation having integral coefficients, as π or
e
.
Also called
transcendental
.
British Dictionary definitions for
transcendental number
transcendental number
noun
1.
(
maths
) a number or quantity that is real but nonalgebraic, that is, one that is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients such as
π
or
e