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irrational en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ĭră'sh(ə)nəl

Etymology

From Latin irratiōnālis, from ir- + ratiōnālis.

Meanings

  1. Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.
    • an irrational decision
    • July 18, 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.
    • The number π is irrational.

Forms

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more irrational Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most irrational Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

rational

Deriveds

irrationalization · irrationalize · nonirrational · irrationalness · irrationally · irrationalist · irrationality · irrationalism · irrational number · irrationalistic

Translations (85)

nn irrasjonal (mathematics: of a number) · pl niewymierny (mathematics: of a number) · cmn 不合理 (unfounded or nonsensical) · ja 不合理な (unfounded or nonsensical) · hu irracionális (mathematics: of a number) · nl onredelijke (unfounded or nonsensical) · fi irrationaalinen (unfounded or nonsensical) · ru иррациона́льный (mathematics: of a number) · de irrational (mathematics: of a number) · bg ирационален (mathematics: of a number) · ja ばかげた (unfounded or nonsensical) · es irracional (unfounded or nonsensical) · fi epälooginen (unfounded or nonsensical) · sh ȉracionālan (unfounded or nonsensical) · cmn 無理數 /无理数 (mathematics: of a number) · fr irrationnel (mathematics: of a number) · nl irrationeel (unfounded or nonsensical) · nn irrasjonell (unfounded or nonsensical) · ro irațional (unfounded or nonsensical) · tl ditagwayin (mathematics: of a number) · ca bèstia (unfounded or nonsensical) · gv neuresoonagh (unfounded or nonsensical) · te అసంబద్ధము (unfounded or nonsensical) · ca irracional (unfounded or nonsensical) · sv irrationell (unfounded or nonsensical) · sh nȅrazūman (unfounded or nonsensical) · sv irrationell (mathematics: of a number) · de unvernünftig (unfounded or nonsensical) · cs iracionální (mathematics: of a number) · ja 無理数 (mathematics: of a number) · da irrational (mathematics: of a number) · tl atbang (unfounded or nonsensical) · mk безра́суден (unfounded or nonsensical) · grc ἄλογος (unfounded or nonsensical) · nl onzinnige (unfounded or nonsensical) · is óræður (mathematics: of a number) · mk нера́зумен (unfounded or nonsensical) · ga aingiallta (unfounded or nonsensical) · el άρρητος (mathematics: of a number) · pt irracional (mathematics: of a number) · gl irracional (unfounded or nonsensical) · de irrationell (unfounded or nonsensical) · bg неразумен (unfounded or nonsensical) · fi irrationaalinen (mathematics: of a number) · hi अपरिमेय (mathematics: of a number) · da irrationel (unfounded or nonsensical) · sh и̏рациона̄лан (unfounded or nonsensical) · hu irracionális (unfounded or nonsensical) · ja 無理な (unfounded or nonsensical) · ro nerațional (unfounded or nonsensical) · pl irracjonalny (unfounded or nonsensical) · ko 불합리한 (unfounded or nonsensical) · ca irracional (mathematics: of a number) · tl maatbang (unfounded or nonsensical) · nl irrationaal (mathematics: of a number) · pl nieracjonalny (unfounded or nonsensical) · sh не̏разӯман (unfounded or nonsensical) · pdt onveninftich (unfounded or nonsensical) · nl irrationele (unfounded or nonsensical) · ko 무리수 (mathematics: of a number) · nl irrationale (mathematics: of a number) · nb irrasjonal (mathematics: of a number) · hy իռացիոնալ (mathematics: of a number) · nl onzinnig (unfounded or nonsensical) · eo neracionala (mathematics: of a number) · mi kewha (mathematics: of a number) · ja 理不尽な (unfounded or nonsensical) · de irrational (unfounded or nonsensical) · ja 筋違いな (unfounded or nonsensical) · hu észszerűtlen (unfounded or nonsensical) · vi số vô tỉ (mathematics: of a number) · hy իռացիոնալ (unfounded or nonsensical) · ru иррациона́льный (unfounded or nonsensical) · bg безразсъден (unfounded or nonsensical) · grc ἄρρητος (mathematics: of a number) · ast irracional (unfounded or nonsensical) · eo malracia (unfounded or nonsensical) · mi heahea (unfounded or nonsensical) · pt irracional (unfounded or nonsensical) · nb irrasjonell (unfounded or nonsensical) · it irrazionale (unfounded or nonsensical) · ru нерациона́льный (unfounded or nonsensical) · nl onredelijk (unfounded or nonsensical) · fr irrationnel (unfounded or nonsensical) · vi bất hợp lý (unfounded or nonsensical)

irrational en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ĭră'sh(ə)nəl

Etymology

From Latin irratiōnālis, from ir- + ratiōnālis.

Meanings

  1. A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.
    • The square root of 2, which was the first irrational to be discovered, was known to the early Pythagoreans, and ingenious methods of approximating to its value were discovered. 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.24:

Forms

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irrationals Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (5)

tl bilang na ditagwayin (irrational number) · ko 무리수 (irrational number) · bg ирационално число (irrational number) · pl liczba niewymierna (irrational number) · is óræð tala (irrational number)