ALGEBRAIC NUMBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does algebraic number mean? 

• ALGEBRAIC NUMBER (noun)
  The noun ALGEBRAIC NUMBER has 1 sense:

1. root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients

  Familiarity information: ALGEBRAIC NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALGEBRAIC NUMBER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("algebraic number" is a kind of...):

irrational; irrational number (a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number)

 Context examples 

Categories into which numbers are apportioned by the conventions of algebraic number theory.

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