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  • 61Transcendence theory — In mathematics, transcendence theory is a branch of number theory that investigates transcendental numbers, in both qualitative and quantitative ways.TranscendenceThe fundamental theorem of algebra tells us that if we have a non zero polynomial… …

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  • 62Proof of impossibility — A proof of impossibility, sometimes called a negative proof or negative result , is a proof demonstrating that a particular problem cannot be solved, or cannot be solved in general. Often proofs of impossibility have put to rest decades or… …

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  • 63Field extension — In abstract algebra, field extensions are the main object of study in field theory. The general idea is to start with a base field and construct in some manner a larger field which contains the base field and satisfies additional properties. For… …

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  • 64Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem — In mathematics, the Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem is a result that is very useful in establishing the transcendence of numbers. It states that if α1,...,α n are algebraic numbers which are linearly independent over the rational numbers Q, then… …

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  • 65Georg Cantor — Infobox Scientist name = Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Cantor image width=225px caption = birth date = birth date|1845|3|3 birth place = Saint Petersburg, Russia death date = death date and age|1918|1|6|1845|3|3 death place = Halle, Germany residence =… …

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  • 66Mathematical constant — A mathematical constant is a special number, usually a real number, that is significantly interesting in some way .[1] Constants arise in many different areas of mathematics, with constants such as e and π occurring in such diverse contexts as… …

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  • 67Auxiliary function — In mathematics, auxiliary functions are an important construction in transcendental number theory. They are functions which appear in most proofs in this area of mathematics and that have specific, desirable properties, such as taking the value… …

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  • 69Pi — This article is about the number. For the Greek letter, see Pi (letter). For other uses, see Pi (disambiguation). The circumference of a ci …

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  • 70Logarithm — The graph of the logarithm to base 2 crosses the x axis (horizontal axis) at 1 and passes through the points with coordinates (2, 1), (4, 2), and (8, 3) …

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