English

Pronunciation
ĭr�'sh(�)n�l, /ɪ�ræ�(�)n�l/, /<tt>I"r{S(@)n@l</tt>/

Etymology

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, a hint that their world view might not make sense, which is today the other meaning of "irrational".

ir- + rational

Adjective
irrational (compar more irrational, superl most irrational)

1. Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical.

#:an irrational decision

1. mathematics (no comparative or superlative) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.

#:The number &pi; is irrational.

Translations

trans-top|unfounded or nonsensical
Dutch: irrationeel, irrationele, onzinnig, onzinnige, onredelijk, onredelijke
Finnish: epälooginen, irrationaalinen
German: irrational#German|irrational
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Japanese: ��� (fug�ri)
Polish: nieracjonalny, irracjonalny m
Swedish: irrationell
Telugu: �స�బద�ధమ� (asaMbaddhamu)
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trans-top|mathematics: of a number
Dutch: irrationaal, irrationale
Esperanto: nereala
Finnish: irrationaalinen
French: irrationnel m, irrationnelle f
German: irrational#German|irrational
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Japanese: ��� (murisū)
Swedish: irrationell
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ttbc|Indonesian: irasional, tak masuk akal

Derived terms
irrational number

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