Transcendence

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Transcendence may refer to:

Religion

• Transcendence (religion), the concept of being entirely above the created universe.
• Salvation - the human transcendence of death.

Mathematics

• Transcendence (mathematics)
  • Transcendental number, a complex 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

Philosophy

• Transcendence (philosophy), climbing or going beyond some philosophical concept or limit
• 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

Other uses

• 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.
• Transcendence (Segue), an instrumental by progressive metal band Symphony X, from their 2000 album V: The New Mythology Suite

See also

• Transcendental (disambiguation)

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