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wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%5Esqrt+2 shows that not only is it irrational, it is also transcendental.
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wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%5Esqrt+2 shows that not only is it irrational, it is also transcendental.
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
Dec 2 at 5:27
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wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%5Esqrt+2 shows that not only is it irrational, it is also transcendental.
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
Dec 2 at 5:27
wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%5Esqrt+2 shows that not only is it irrational, it is also transcendental.
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
Dec 2 at 5:27
wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%5Esqrt+2 shows that not only is it irrational, it is also transcendental.
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
Dec 2 at 5:27
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This number is known as the Gelfond-Schneider constant, and as pointed out in the comments, it is transcendental. You may also be interested in the Gelfond-Schneider theorem.
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This number is known as the Gelfond-Schneider constant, and as pointed out in the comments, it is transcendental. You may also be interested in the Gelfond-Schneider theorem.
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This number is known as the Gelfond-Schneider constant, and as pointed out in the comments, it is transcendental. You may also be interested in the Gelfond-Schneider theorem.
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This number is known as the Gelfond-Schneider constant, and as pointed out in the comments, it is transcendental. You may also be interested in the Gelfond-Schneider theorem.
This number is known as the Gelfond-Schneider constant, and as pointed out in the comments, it is transcendental. You may also be interested in the Gelfond-Schneider theorem.
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answered Dec 2 at 5:37
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wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%5Esqrt+2 shows that not only is it irrational, it is also transcendental.
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
Dec 2 at 5:27