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reikonomushatoday at 9:27 AM0 repliesview on HN

It is not known, and the model problem for this is Hilbert's 13th [1].

Nonetheless, "elementary function" is a technical term dating back to the 19th century; it's very much not a general adjective whose synonym is "basic".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s_thirteenth_problem