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tag: 0MNF0BYFQC
kind: concept
name: Algebraic number
msc: [11R04]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_number
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q168817
  wikipedia: Algebraic number
---

## Summary

An algebraic number is a complex number that is a root of a nonzero polynomial with rational coefficients.
The [[definition of an algebraic number|0MB4TGMXG6]] gives the precise form.