Transcendental equation

A transcendental equation is an equation containing a transcendental function of the variable(s) being solved for. Such equations often do not have closed-form solutions. Examples include:








x



=

e

−
x






x



=
cos
⁡
x





2

x





=

x

2








{\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}x&=e^{-x}\\x&=\cos x\\2^{x}&=x^{2}\end{aligned}}}

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