Definition of irrational
Adjectives
not consistent with or using reason
"irrational fears"
"irrational animals"
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incoherent
without logical or meaningful connection
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illogical, unlogical
lacking in correct logical relation
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unreasonable
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
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blind, unreasoning
not based on reason or evidence
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reasonless
not endowed with the capacity to reason
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nonrational
not based on reason
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superstitious
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
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rational
consistent with or based on or using reason
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logical
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
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reasonable, sensible
showing reason or sound judgment
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sane
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
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coherent, lucid
capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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demythologised, demythologized
having mythical elements removed
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intelligent, reasoning, thinking
endowed with the capacity to reason
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real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers
"irrational numbers"
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rational
capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
Nouns
a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
- Synonyms:
- irrational number
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transcendental number
an irrational number that is not algebraic
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pi
the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
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e
the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...
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algebraic number
root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients
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real, real number
any rational or irrational number
Vocabulary Lists for irrational
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »(412 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
- habituate
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- coherently
- corrode
- predispose
- abbreviate
- catharsis
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- devastate
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- matzah
- Sturmabteilung
- concentration camp
- Hakenkreuz
- antisemitic
Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" »(343 words)
Vocabulary study list for Virginia Woolf's "A Room of...
- truncate
- hortatory
- misogynist
- intensification
- avuncular