Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem

English

Etymology

Named after Ferdinand von Lindemann and Karl Weierstrass, who worked on related proofs.

Proper noun

Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem

1. (number theory) A result that is useful in establishing the transcendence of numbers, stating that, if α₁, ..., α_n are algebraic numbers which are linearly independent over the rational numbers ℚ, then e^α₁, ..., e^α_n are algebraically independent over ℚ.

Synonyms

• Weierstrass-Lindemann theorem (rare)

Anagrams

• Weierstrass-Lindemann theorem