What is a Closed-Form Number?

What is a Closed-Form Number?

Chow suggests a precise definition of a "closed-form expression for a number" in order to eliminate its previous nonexistence. He hopes that his definition will become standard.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American mathematical monthly 1999-05, Vol.106 (5), p.440-448
1. Verfasser: Chow, Timothy Y.
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Algebra
Coefficients
Complex numbers
Integers
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical constants
Mathematical functions
Mathematical theorems
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Numbers
Polynomials
Theory
Transcendentals
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Complex numbers
Integers
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical constants
Mathematical functions
Mathematical theorems
Mathematics
Numbers
Polynomials
Theory
Transcendentals
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