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The Mathematical ExplorerTM (2001)

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Algebraics

  • Algebraics represents the domain of algebraic numbers, as in x Algebraics.
  • Algebraic numbers are defined to be numbers that solve polynomial equations with rational coefficients.
  • Simplify[ expr Algebraics] can be used to try to determine whether an expression corresponds to an algebraic number.
  • Algebraics is output in TraditionalForm as .
  • See The Mathematica Book on the web:Section 3.3.10.
  • See also: Element, Simplify, Integers, Reals.