An algebraic number is the root of a polynomial with integer coefficients. √2, the golden ratio, even i — all algebraic.
Numbers that are NOT algebraic are called transcendental. π and e are the famous examples.
An algebraic number is the root of a polynomial with integer coefficients. √2, the golden ratio, even i — all algebraic.
Numbers that are NOT algebraic are called transcendental. π and e are the famous examples.