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In Our Time: Science
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Irrational Numbers and the Biograneous
E is not the solution of an algebraic, what we call an algebraic equation with rational coefficients. You can have an equation that includes irrational numbers as the solution. So for example, x squared minus two equals zero. But are there numbers that don't fit into that scheme? And in fact, it turns out that E is one of those numbers.
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