interscendentadj.
/ɪntəˈsɛndənt/ Mathematics. rare.
Applied to expressions or equations involving incommensurable quantities in the exponents; regarded as being intermediate between algebraic and transcendental.
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interscendent1796
symmetrical1816
zeta-ic1840
associative1844
discriminantal1852
symmetric1853
discriminant1870
idempotent1870
interscendental1873
bilinear1886
non-trivial1901
left1926
right1930
1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. Interscendent, in Algebra, is applied to quantities, when the exponents of their powers are radical quantities. Thus x′√2, x′√a, etc. are interscendent quantities.
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interscenˈdental adj.
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the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [adjective] > relating to expressions
interscendent1796
symmetrical1816
zeta-ic1840
associative1844
discriminantal1852
symmetric1853
discriminant1870
idempotent1870
interscendental1873
bilinear1886
non-trivial1901
left1926
right1930
1873 G. Salmon Treat. Higher Plane Curves (ed. 2) vii. 263 A class of equations, called by Leibnitz interscendental, or which involve the variables with exponents not commensurable with any rational number: for example, y = x′√2.
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