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Quintessential vs Transcendental - What's the difference?

quintessential | transcendental |

As adjectives the difference between quintessential and transcendental

is that quintessential is of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate while transcendental is (philosophy) concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.

As a noun transcendental is

(obsolete) a transcendentalist.

quintessential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate.
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    • transcendental

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A transcendentalist.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
  • Superior, surpassing all others.
  • Extraordinary.
  • Mystical or supernatural.
  • (mathematics, number theory) Of, or relating to a number that is not the root of any polynomial that has positive degree and rational coefficients.

    • Antonyms

    * (mathematics) algebraic

    Hypernyms

    * (mathematics) irrational

    Derived terms

    * transcendental ego * transcendental function * transcendentalize * transcendental meditation * transcendental number * transcendentalism

    Related terms

    * transcend * transcendence * transcendency * transcendent * transcendently