Transcendence may refer to:

• Transcendence (mathematics)
• Transcendental number, a real number that is not the root of any polynomial with rational coefficients
• Transcendental element, an element of a field extension that is not the root of any polynomial with coefficients from the base field
• Transcendental function, a function which does not satisfy a polynomial equation whose coefficients are themselves polynomials
• Transcendence theory, the branch of mathematics dealing with transcendental numbers and algebraic independenece
• Transcendence (philosophy), climbing or going beyond some philosophical concept or limit
• Transcendence (religion), the concept of being entirely above the created universe.
• Transcendentalism, a philosophical movement that advocates that there is an ideal spiritual state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical
• Transcendent theosophy, a school of Islamic philosophy founded by the 17th-century Persian philosopher Mulla Sadra
• Transcendental Perspectivism, a philosophy blending perspectivism and transcendentalism
• Transcendental idealism, a doctrine founded by 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant
• Transcendence (novel), a novel by Charles Sheffield
• Transcendent (novel), a science-fiction novel by Stephen Baxter
• Transcendence (novel), a fantasy novel by R.A. Salvatore
• Transcendence (video game), a science-fiction game by George Moromisato.
• Transcendence (Alice Coltrane album), a jazz album by Alice Coltrane
• Transcendence (Crimson Glory album), a heavy metal album by Crimson Glory
• Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, the longest foot race in the world.

See also

• Transcendental