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irrational::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | irrational number |
| Type of | real, real number |
| Has types | algebraic number, transcendental number |
irrational::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | irrationality |
irrational fears.
irrational animals.
irrational::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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irrational numbers.
Examples of irrational
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Chrysler's other big challenge is making sense out of an irrational dealer plan.
From the forbes.com
According to the Wikipedia definition, it means an irrational fear of something.
From the dailyherald.com
Removing such irrational policies, not adding more, should be Congress'priority.
From the heraldtribune.com
These crazy, irrational thoughts are getting harder and harder for me to tackle.
From the washingtonpost.com
Your emotional comment about the Chromebook is totally misplaced and irrational.
From the guardian.co.uk
Irrational exuberance went hand-in-hand with gross excess and crass consumption.
From the thenewstribune.com
Prop8 passed because of people's irrational fears and bigotry, plain and simple.
From the ocregister.com
You have to have something that is irrational to counter that rational approach.
From the ocregister.com
You have to have something that is irrational to courter that rational approach.
From the ocregister.com
- Irrational number: a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
- Not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
- (irrationality) the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding
- Irrationality is cognition, thinking, talking or acting without inclusion of rationality. The term is used, usually pejoratively, to describe thinking and actions that are, or appear to be, less useful or more illogical than other more rational alternatives.
- (Irrationality) An action is irrational if it cannot be understood as the action of someone acting for a purpose. But in administrative law the term is given a special meaning, which is, roughly, 'extremely unreasonable'. ...
- (irrationality) When someone else is forced to take decisions without having been provided with relevant information. Oppose rational.
- 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.
- Not capable of being expressed exactly as the ratio of two integers.
- A number that extends out to infinity and cannot be represented by a fraction
