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In mathematics, an algebraic number is a number that is a root of a non-zero polynomial in one variable with rational coefficients ( or equivalently — by clearing denominators — with integer coefficients ).

Numbers such as π that are not algebraic are said to be transcendental ; almost all real and complex numbers are transcendental.

( Here " almost all " has the sense " all but a countable set "; see Properties below.