Etymology: [ i-'ra-sh(&-)n&l, "i(r) ] (adjective.) 14th century. From ancient Greece
circa 500 B.C.
"Irrational" originally meant only that a number could not be expressed as a ratio. But for the Pythagoreans it came to mean something threatening--that their world view might not make sense--which is today the other meaning of "irrational." * ir- + rational
Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers, A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number, Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical, Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; said especially of roots, illogical, senseless, lacking reason, absurd, Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals, See Surd, Not according to reason; absurd; foolish, A number that cannot be represented as a decimal or as a fraction A number like pi is irrational because it contains an infinite number of digits that keep repeating, many square roots are irrational numbers, real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers, not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals", If you describe someone's feelings and behaviour as irrational, you mean they are not based on logical reasons or clear thinking. an irrational fear of science. = unreasonable rational + irrationally ir·ra·tion·al·ly My husband is irrationally jealous over my past loves. + irrationality ir·ra·tion·al·ity the irrationality of his behaviour. not based on clear thought or reason = unreasonable rational, reasonable reasonable, A number that can be expressed as an infinite decimal with no set of consecutive digits repeating itself indefinitely and that cannot be expressed as the quotient of two integers, real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers", cannot be expressed in the form a/b A number is irrational if it has an infinite number of significant decimal figures that do not follow a pattern, not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals" real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers, That which lies beyond the bounds of what can be comprehended, explained, justified or rejected by human reasoning and science Antonym: rational (q v ) NOTE: Irrational does not mean incorrect or impractical reasoning, but the total absence of any reasoning EP 31-35, 135, 148; HA 19-23, 89,102-04,173,184-87,884884; OG 112-13, "(1) : not endowed with reason or understanding (2) : lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence", In an irrational manner; without reason; in a manner contrary to reason; absurdly, in an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally", In an irrational manner, in an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally, illogically, senselessly, without reason, absurdly,
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Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers - "The number π is irrational."
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A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number - "the quotient of two irrationals a and b is a rational if and only if there is an integer n>0 and an integer m such that a*n = b*m"
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Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical - "an irrational decision"
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Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; said especially of roots
Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals
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See Surd
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Not according to reason; absurd; foolish
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A number that cannot be represented as a decimal or as a fraction A number like pi is irrational because it contains an infinite number of digits that keep repeating, many square roots are irrational numbers
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real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers
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not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
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If you describe someone's feelings and behaviour as irrational, you mean they are not based on logical reasons or clear thinking. an irrational fear of science. = unreasonable rational + irrationally ir·ra·tion·al·ly My husband is irrationally jealous over my past loves. + irrationality ir·ra·tion·al·ity the irrationality of his behaviour. not based on clear thought or reason = unreasonable rational, reasonable reasonable
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A number that can be expressed as an infinite decimal with no set of consecutive digits repeating itself indefinitely and that cannot be expressed as the quotient of two integers
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real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers"
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cannot be expressed in the form a/b A number is irrational if it has an infinite number of significant decimal figures that do not follow a pattern
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not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals" real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers
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That which lies beyond the bounds of what can be comprehended, explained, justified or rejected by human reasoning and science Antonym: rational (q v ) NOTE: Irrational does not mean incorrect or impractical reasoning, but the total absence of any reasoning EP 31-35, 135, 148; HA 19-23, 89,102-04,173,184-87,884884; OG 112-13
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"(1) : not endowed with reason or understanding (2) : lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence"
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irrationally
In an irrational manner; without reason; in a manner contrary to reason; absurdly
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irrationally
in an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally"
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irrationally
In an irrational manner
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irrationally
in an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally
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irrationally
illogically, senselessly, without reason, absurdly
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