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A [[real number|real]] or [[complex number]] is called a '''transcendental number''' if it cannot be found as a result of an algebraic equation with [ ...[[Leonhard Euler]]. The first to actually prove there were transcendental numbers was [[Joseph Liouville]]. He did this in [[1844]]. ...

...say "number" they usually mean "real number". The official symbol for real numbers is a bold '''R''' or a blackboard bold <math>\mathbb{R}</math>. ...ven minus signs (–) so that they are labeled differently from the positive numbers. ...

:''For the book in the Bible, see [[Numbers (Bible)]]''. ...] or [[measurement|measure]]. Depending on the field of mathematics, where numbers are used, there are different definitions: ...

...means it is impossible to write as a fraction with two integers; but some numbers, like 2.71828182845904523536, come close to the true value. The true value [[Category:Irrational numbers]] ...

** T - [[Transcendental number]] |style="text-align:center;"|'''''[[Transcendental number|T]]''''' ...

[[File:PI constant.svg|thumb|right|Pi is an endless string of numbers]]{{otheruse|Pi}} ...without end. Numbers like this are called [[Irrational number|irrational]] numbers. ...

...almost unavoidable in many [[computation]]s, especially when dividing two numbers in [[integer]] or fixed-point arithmetic; when computing mathematical funct Accurate rounding of [[transcendental function|transcendental mathematical functions]] is difficult because the number of extra digits th ...