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TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTION

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Math.) One that cannot be expressed in finite terms by powers or the sum of powers of the variable ; thus, a*, log. x, sin. x, are transcendental functions of x, while ax5 + bx7 is an algebraical function of x.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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