Let
and
be two sets of complex numbers linearly independent over the rationals. Then the
four exponential conjecture posits that at least one of
is transcendental (Waldschmidt 1979, p. 3.5). The corresponding statement obtained by replacing with has been proven and is known as the six
exponentials theorem.
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