Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem en · PROPN
Etymology
Named after Ferdinand von Lindemann and Karl Weierstrass, who worked on related proofs.
Meanings
- A result that is useful in establishing the transcendence of numbers, stating that, if α₁, ..., αₙ are algebraic numbers which are linearly independent over the rational numbers ℚ, then e^(α₁), ..., e^(αₙ) are algebraically independent over ℚ.