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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