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Irrational Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Irrational has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

"The mathematician spent hours proving that the square root of two is an irrational number because it defies expression as a simple fraction."

2

A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.

"The mathematician spent hours trying to express pi as a simple fraction but realized it was impossible because pi is an irrational number."

Adjective
1

not consistent with or using reason

"irrational fears"

"irrational animals"

2

real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers

"irrational numbers"

3

Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical.

"His decision to throw away all his savings because he thought aliens were watching him was completely irrational."

Example Sentences
"irrational fears" adjective
"irrational animals" adjective
"irrational numbers" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
rational
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
real number
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
transcendental number algebraic number

Origin

The word comes from the Latin irratiōnālis, which combines the prefix ir- with ratiōnālis. It originally meant "not based on reason."

Rhyming Words
nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal banal tonal
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