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What is a transcendental number?

April 26, 2017Transcendental

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What is a transcendental number?

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A transcendental number is a number that is not only irrational, but is also no solution of any algebraic equation. Lindemann proved in the 19th century that pi is transcedental, which means there is no solution to the problem of the quadrature of the circle.