Transcendence may refer to: Transcendence (mathematics) Transcendental number, a real number that isn't the root of any polynomial with rational coefficients Transcendental element, an element of a field extension that isn't the root of any polynomial with coefficients from the base field Transcendental function, a function which doesn't satisfy a polynomial equation whose coefficients are themselves polynomials Transcendence (philosophy), climbing or going beyond some philosophical concep… (More on Transcendence)