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Algebraic number

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  1. 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."

  2. 2
    root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients wordnet

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