What are the types of transcendental functions?

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I was reading through my Calculus Textbook. When I got the chapter on transcendental functions it mentioned how to integrate and differentiate them. The only functions it mentioned were exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions ex{$e^x$,$\log(x)$, and $\sin(x)$}

My question is there other types of transcendental functions, and if so what are they?

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Transcental functions are all those functions which are not algebraic. There is no way of decribing them all. One example is the gamma function:$$\Gamma(t)=\int_0^{+\infty}e^{-x}x^{t-1}\,\mathrm dx.$$Another example is Riemann's zeta function$$\zeta(s)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac1{n^s}.$$But there are lots and lots of other examples. Simpler ones are the hyperbolic sine and the hyperbolic cosine:$$\sinh(x)=\frac{e^x-e^{-x}}2\text{ and }\cosh(x)=\frac{e^x+e^{-x}}2.$$