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irrational

/ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
noun
  1. A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.

adjective
  1. Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical.

    "an irrational decision"

  2. Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.

    "The number π is irrational."

Antonymsrational

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