English Explanatory Dictionary

algebraic number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

algebraic number algebraic numbers

Related words

algebraic integer

Derived words

algebraic number theory
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