Complex sentence: So if λ 1 and λ 2 are elements of "L" and λ 2 isn't zero, then the quotient λ 1/λ 2 is either a rational number or transcendental, it can't be an algebraic irrational number like √ 2.
Split into simpler sentences: So if λ 1 and λ 2 are elements of "L" and λ 2 isn't zero, then the quotient λ 1/λ 2 is either a rational number or transcendental. It can't be an algebraic irrational number like √ 2.