| ADJECTIVE | all | irrational | not consistent with or using reason |
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| pert | irrational | real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers | |
| NOUN | quantity | irrational, irrational number | a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number |
| Sounds | ihrae'shahnahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | not consistent with or using reason. | |
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| Narrower | blind, unreasoning | not based on reason or evidence |
| nonrational | not based on reason | |
| reasonless | not endowed with the capacity to reason | |
| superstitious | showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance | |
| See also | illogical, unlogical | lacking in correct logical relation |
| incoherent | Without logical or meaningful connection | |
| insane | Afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement | |
| unreasonable | not reasonable | |
| Opposite | rational | consistent with or based on or using reason |
| Spanish | irracional | |
| Catalan | bèstia, irracional | |
| Nouns | irrationality | the state of being irrational |
| Adverbs | irrationally | in an irrational manner |
| Meaning | Real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers. | |
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| Example | "irrational numbers" | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Opposite | rational | capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers |
| Spanish | irracional | |
| Catalan | irracional | |
| Nouns | ratio | the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
| Meaning | A real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number. | |
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| Synonym | irrational number | |
| Narrower | algebraic number | root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients |
| transcendental number | An irrational number that is not algebraic | |
| Broader | real number, real | Any rational or irrational number |
| Spanish | número irracional | |
| Catalan | nombre irracional | |
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