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  2. Square root of 2 - Wikipedia

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    However, the factor 2 appears an odd number of times on the right, but an even number of times on the left—a contradiction. ... Square root of 2 is irrational, a ...

  3. Irrational number - Wikipedia

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    The square root of 2 was likely the first number proved irrational. [27] The golden ratio is another famous quadratic irrational number. The square roots of all natural numbers that are not perfect squares are irrational and a proof may be found in quadratic irrationals.

  4. List of mathematical constants - Wikipedia

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    Twelfth root of 2 [12] 1.05946 30943 59295 26456 [OEIS 10] Real root of = ... is irrational. If true, this will prove the twin prime conjecture. ...

  5. Gelfond–Schneider constant - Wikipedia

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    The square root of the Gelfond–Schneider constant is the transcendental number = 1.632 526 919 438 152 844 77.... This same constant can be used to prove that "an irrational elevated to an irrational power may be rational", even without first proving its transcendence.

  6. Algebraic number - Wikipedia

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    It includes all quadratic irrational roots, all rational numbers, and all numbers that can be formed from these using the basic arithmetic operations and the extraction of square roots. (By designating cardinal directions for +1, −1, + i , and − i , complex numbers such as 3 + i 2 {\displaystyle 3+i{\sqrt {2}}} are considered constructible.)

  7. Irrationality measure - Wikipedia

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    Rational approximations to the Square root of 2. In mathematics , an irrationality measure of a real number x {\displaystyle x} is a measure of how "closely" it can be approximated by rationals .

  8. Methods of computing square roots - Wikipedia

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    A method analogous to piece-wise linear approximation but using only arithmetic instead of algebraic equations, uses the multiplication tables in reverse: the square root of a number between 1 and 100 is between 1 and 10, so if we know 25 is a perfect square (5 × 5), and 36 is a perfect square (6 × 6), then the square root of a number greater than or equal to 25 but less than 36, begins with ...

  9. Transcendental number - Wikipedia

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    For example, the square root of 2 is an irrational number, but it is not a transcendental number as it is a root of the polynomial equation x 22 = 0. The golden ratio (denoted or ) is another irrational number that is not transcendental, as it is a root of the polynomial equation x 2 − x − 1 = 0.