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  2. Irrational number - Wikipedia

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    Examples are e r and π r, which are transcendental for all nonzero rational r. Because the algebraic numbers form a subfield of the real numbers, many irrational real numbers can be constructed by combining transcendental and algebraic numbers. For example, 3 π + 2, π + √ 2 and e √ 3 are irrational (and even transcendental).

  3. Rational number - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, "rational" is often used as a noun abbreviating "rational number". The adjective rational sometimes means that the coefficients are rational numbers. For example, a rational point is a point with rational coordinates (i.e., a point whose coordinates are rational numbers); a rational matrix is a matrix of rational numbers; a rational polynomial may be a polynomial with rational ...

  4. Cistercian numerals - Wikipedia

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    The digits and idea of forming them into ligatures were apparently based on a two-place (1–99) numeral system introduced into the Cistercian Order by John of Basingstoke, archdeacon of Leicester, who it seems based them on a twelfth-century English shorthand (ars notaria).

  5. Racionais MC's - Wikipedia

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    The presentations continued and increasing impact of Racionais MC's beginning to extrapolate the boundaries of São Paulo. In 1997, a sort of 'DIY' (do it yourself) rap group inaugurates its own label Cosa Nostra Phonographic with the release of the album Sobrevivendo no Inferno (Surviving in Hell), selling over 1.5 million copies independently including the tracks' Diário de um Detento ...

  6. Integer partition - Wikipedia

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    The seven partitions of 5 are 5; 4 + 1; 3 + 2; 3 + 1 + 1; 2 + 2 + 1; 2 + 1 + 1 + 1; 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1; Some authors treat a partition as a decreasing sequence of ...

  7. Negative number - Wikipedia

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    Topographical features of the earth's surface are given a height above sea level, which can be negative (e.g. the surface elevation of the Dead Sea or Death Valley, or the elevation of the Thames Tideway Tunnel). Electrical circuits. When a battery is connected in reverse polarity, the voltage applied is said to be the opposite of its rated ...

  8. Sobrevivendo no Inferno - Wikipedia

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    Sobrevivendo no Inferno ("Surviving in Hell") is the second studio album of the Brazilian rap group Racionais MC's, released in December 1997.The album reached the mark of 1,500,000 copies sold, despite having been released by an independent record label. [1]