irrational
adjEtymology
From Latin irratiōnālis, from ir- + ratiōnālis.
- derived from irratiōnālis
Definitions
Not rational
Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.
- an irrational decision
Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.
- The number π is irrational.
A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational…
A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.
- The square root of 2, which was the first irrational to be discovered, was known to the early Pythagoreans, and ingenious methods of approximating to its value were discovered.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at irrational. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at irrational. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at irrational
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