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" (169 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- интуитивен adj (independent of experience)
- свръхестествен adj (supernatural)
Finnish
3 entries- transsendentaalinen adj (independent of experience)
- transsendenttinen adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
- tuonpuoleinen adj (supernatural)
French
1 entries- transcendante adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
German
2 entries- transzendent adj (supernatural)
- transzendent adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Greek
4 entries- υπερβατικός adj (independent of experience)
- υπερβατικός adj (supernatural)
- υπερβατικός adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
- υπερφυσικός adj (supernatural)
Hindi
4 entries- अतींद्रिय adj (independent of experience)
- अत्यानुभविक adj (independent of experience)
- अनुभवातीत adj (independent of experience)
- अबीजीय adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Icelandic
1 entries- torræður adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Italian
1 entries- trascendentale adj (independent of experience)
Kazakh
4 entries- трансценденталды adj (independent of experience)
- трансценденталды adj (supernatural)
- трансценденттік adj (independent of experience)
- трансценденттік adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Persian
1 entries- متعالی adj (independent of experience)
Polish
1 entries- przestępny adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Portuguese
1 entries- transcendente adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Romanian
3 entries- transcendent adj (supernatural)
- transcendent adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
- transcendental adj (independent of experience)
Spanish
3 entries- trascendental adj (independent of experience)
- trascendental adj (supernatural)
- trascendental adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Swedish
2 entries- transcendent adj (independent of experience)
- transcendental adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Tagalog
3 entries- igpawin adj (independent of experience)
- igpawin adj (supernatural)
- igpawin adj (not algebraic; containing elements that are not algebraic)
Turkish
1 entries- deneyüstü adj (independent of experience)
Welsh
1 entries- trosgynnol adj (independent of experience)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
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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