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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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Irrational : \Ir*ra"tion*al\, a. [L. irrationalis: cf. F.
irrationnel. See In- not, and Rational.]
1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes
are irrational animals.
2. Not according to reason; absurd; foolish.
It seemed utterly irrational any longer to maintain
it. --I. Taylor.
3. (Math.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an
integral number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; -- said
especially of roots. See Surd.
Syn: Absurd; foolish; preposterous; unreasonable; senseless.
See Absurd.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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