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transcendental
tran·scen·den·tal
[
tràn sen dént'l
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
philosophy
not experienced but knowable:
independent of human experience of phenomena but within the range of knowledge
2.
mystical:
relating to mystical or supernatural experience and therefore beyond the material world
3.
Same as
transcendent
(sense 1)
4.
mathematics
not algebraic:
describes a number or function that is not algebraic and is not the root of an algebraic equation
noun
(
plural
tran·scen·den·tals
)
Definition:
mathematics
number impossible to express as integer:
a number that cannot be expressed as an integer, e.g. a nonrepeating decimal such as pi
[
Early 17th century. < late Latin
transcendentalis
"transcending the bounds of all categories" <
transcendere
(see
transcend
)
]
tran·scen·den·tal·ly
[
tràn sen dént'lee
]
adverb
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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