Transcendence

Transcendence

Transcendence may refer to:
* Transcendence (mathematics)
** Transcendental number, a real number that is not the root of any polynomial with rational coefficients
** Transcendental element, an element of a field extension that is not the root of any polynomial with coefficients from the base field
** Transcendental function, a function which does not satisfy a polynomial equation whose coefficients are themselves polynomials
**Transcendence theory, the branch of mathematics dealing with transcendental numbers and algebraic independenece
* Transcendence (philosophy), climbing or going beyond some philosophical concept or limit
* Transcendence (religion), the concept of being entirely above the created universe.
* Transcendentalism, a philosophical movement that advocates that there is an ideal spiritual state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical
* Transcendent theosophy, a school of Islamic philosophy founded by the 17th-century Persian philosopher Mulla Sadra
* Transcendental Perspectivism, a philosophy blending perspectivism and transcendentalism
* Transcendental idealism, a doctrine founded by 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant
* "Transcendence" (novel), a novel by Charles Sheffield
* "Transcendent" (novel), a science-fiction novel by Stephen Baxter
* "Transcendence" (novel), a fantasy novel by R.A. Salvatore
* Transcendence (video game), a science-fiction game by George Moromisato.
* "Transcendence" (Alice Coltrane album), a jazz album by Alice Coltrane
* "Transcendence" (Crimson Glory album), a heavy metal album by Crimson Glory
*Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, the longest foot race in the world.

ee also

*Transcendental


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