As π is transcendental, the quadrature of a circle - a classical problem in geometry - is impossible.
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Transcendental
/ˌtɹænsɛnˈdɛntəl/
Synonyms for "transcendental" (189 found)
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esotericetherealevenexceedingexcellentexcellingexponentialexterrestrialextramundaneextrasolarextraterreneextraterrestrialfeyfiguralfiguratefigurativefinerfiniteformfractional
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metaphysical artmystic
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nonalgebraicnonalgebraic functionnonalgebraic numbernonempiricalnonnaturalnonpolynomialnot algebraicnot root of polynomialotherworldlypreternaturalprinciplespiritualtheoretical
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7 entriestranscendental argumenttranscendental functiontranscendental idealismtranscendental logictranscendental numbertranscendental phenomenologytranscendental philosophy
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The true philosophical Act is annihilation of self (Selbsttötung); this is the real beginning of all Philosophy; all requisites for being a Disciple of Philosophy point hither. This Act alone corresponds to all the conditions and characteristics of transcendental conduct.
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The best-known transcendental numbers are π and e.
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Pi is a transcendental number.
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