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irrational
(encz) | irrational,iracionální adj: Ritchie |
irrational
(encz) | irrational,neracionální adj: xkomczax |
irrational
(gcide) | irrational \ir*ra"tion*al\ ([i^]r*r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al), a. [L.
irrationalis: cf. F. irrationnel. See In- not, and
Rational.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes
are irrational animals.
[1913 Webster]
2. Not according to reason; having no rational basis; clearly
contrary to reason; easily disproved by reasoning; absurd;
-- of assertions and beliefs. Hence, of actions: foolish;
unreasonable.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
It seemed utterly irrational any longer to maintain
it. --I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Math.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an
integral number, nor by a ratio of integral numbers; surd;
-- said especially of roots. See Surd.
Syn: Absurd; foolish; preposterous; unreasonable; senseless.
See Absurd.
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irrational
(wn) | irrational
adj 1: not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears";
"irrational animals" [ant: rational]
2: real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers;
"irrational numbers" [ant: rational]
n 1: a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
[syn: irrational number, irrational] |
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irrational
(encz) | irrational,iracionální adj: Ritchieirrational,neracionální adj: xkomczax |
irrational hostility
(encz) | irrational hostility, n: |
irrational impulse
(encz) | irrational impulse, n: |
irrational motive
(encz) | irrational motive, n: |
irrational number
(encz) | irrational number,iracionální číslo [mat.] Ritchie |
irrationalities
(encz) | irrationalities, |
irrationality
(encz) | irrationality,nerozumnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
irrationally
(encz) | irrationally,iracionálně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
irrational
(gcide) | irrational \ir*ra"tion*al\ ([i^]r*r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al), a. [L.
irrationalis: cf. F. irrationnel. See In- not, and
Rational.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes
are irrational animals.
[1913 Webster]
2. Not according to reason; having no rational basis; clearly
contrary to reason; easily disproved by reasoning; absurd;
-- of assertions and beliefs. Hence, of actions: foolish;
unreasonable.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
It seemed utterly irrational any longer to maintain
it. --I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Math.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an
integral number, nor by a ratio of integral numbers; surd;
-- said especially of roots. See Surd.
Syn: Absurd; foolish; preposterous; unreasonable; senseless.
See Absurd.
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irrationality
(gcide) | irrationality \ir*ra`tion*al"i*ty\, n.
The quality or state of being irrational; absence of
rationality. "Brutish irrationaliity." --South.
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irrationally
(gcide) | irrationally \ir*ra"tion*al*ly\, adv.
In an irrational manner. --Boyle.
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irrationalness
(gcide) | irrationalness \ir*ra"tion*al*ness\, n.
Irrationality.
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irrational
(wn) | irrational
adj 1: not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears";
"irrational animals" [ant: rational]
2: real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers;
"irrational numbers" [ant: rational]
n 1: a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
[syn: irrational number, irrational] |
irrational hostility
(wn) | irrational hostility
n 1: extreme prejudice |
irrational impulse
(wn) | irrational impulse
n 1: a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first
impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got
him into trouble" |
irrational motive
(wn) | irrational motive
n 1: a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic |
irrational number
(wn) | irrational number
n 1: a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
[syn: irrational number, irrational] |
irrationality
(wn) | irrationality
n 1: the state of being irrational; lacking powers of
understanding [syn: irrationality, unreason] |
irrationally
(wn) | irrationally
adv 1: in an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally" [ant:
rationally] |
irrational number
(foldoc) | irrational number
A real number which is not a {rational
number}, i.e. it is not the ratio of two integers.
The decimal expansion of an irrational is infinite but does
not end in an infinite repeating sequence of digits.
Examples of irrational numbers are pi, e and the square
root of two.
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