transcendental function

transcendental function

noun Mathematics.
a function that is not an algebraic function.

Origin:
1875–80
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capable of being evenly divided, without remainder
a quantity of which a given quantity is the cube
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transcendental function
 
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maths a function that is not capable of expression in terms of a finite number of arithmetical operations, such as sin x

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