> Essentially, it means the number cannot be constructed using a finite combination of integers and standard algebraic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and integer roots)
Slight clarification, but standard operations are not sufficient to construct all algebraic numbers. Once you get to 5th degree polynomials, there is no guarantee that their roots can be found through standard operations.
Slight clarification, but standard operations are not sufficient to construct all algebraic numbers. Once you get to 5th degree polynomials, there is no guarantee that their roots can be found through standard operations.