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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: irrational adj 1: not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals" [ant: {rational}] 2: (math) real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers" [ant: {rational}]
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