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irrational

/ɪˈræʃ.ən.əl/

irrationaladjective

more irrational

Comp.

most irrational

Super.

/ɪˈræʃ.ən.əl/

Translations

иррациональный

His fear of spiders is completely irrational.

Его страх перед пауками совершенно иррациональный.

нелогичный

Her decision to quit her job seemed irrational at the time.

Ее решение уволиться с работы казалось нелогичным в то время.

безрассудный

It was an irrational move to invest all his savings in one stock.

Это был безрассудный шаг - вложить все свои сбережения в одну акцию.

Additional translations

неразумный

необоснованный

Definitions

Not logical or reasonable.

Her fear of spiders is completely irrational, given that they are harmless.

(Mathematics) Of a number: not expressible as the ratio of two integers; having an infinite, non-repeating decimal expansion.

√2 is an irrational constant frequently encountered in geometry.

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Antonyms

irrationalnoun

irrationals

/ɪˈræʃ.ən.əl/

/ɪˈræʃ.ə.nəl/

Definitions

A number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction, meaning it has an infinite and non-repeating decimal expansion.

The number pi is an irrational because it cannot be exactly expressed as a fraction.

Synonyms

irrational number

nonrational

irrational quantity

unreasonable person

illogical person