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algebraic numbers

algebraic numbers is the plural of algebraic number.

Meaning of algebraic number

Noun

algebraic number (plural algebraic numbers)

  1. A complex number (more generally, an element of a number field) that is a root of a polynomial whose coefficients are integers; equivalently, a complex number (or element of a number field) that is a root of a monic polynomial whose coefficients are rational numbers.
    • The golden ratio (φ) is an algebraic number since it is a solution of the quadratic equation x²-x-1=0, whose coefficients are integers.

Questions about algebraic numbers

What is algebraic numbers the plural of?
Algebraic numbers is the plural of algebraic number.

Words near algebraic numbers in the dictionary

  1. algebraic notations
  2. algebraic number
  3. algebraic number field
  4. algebraic number fields
  5. algebraic number theory
  6. algebraic numbers
  7. algebraic poset
  8. algebraic posets
  9. algebraic statistics
  10. algebraic structure
  11. algebraic structures

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