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Re:Mathematicians trace source of Rogers-Ramanujan identitie... by tromp on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @02:21PM (#7668955)
I only agree with your first three examples (the third being debatable). Square or higher roots of arbitrary integers are definitely less famous than the golden ratio though...
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Re:Mathematicians trace source of Rogers-Ramanujan identitie... by NAFV_P on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @02:53PM (#7669176)
> Square or higher roots of arbitrary integers are definitely less famous than the golden ratio though...

Out of the list of algebraic numbers in question, zero is the most infamous.

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