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Definition of: irrational

(i·rashən·əl) adjective
1. Not possessed of or not exercising reasoning powers.
2. Math. a Pertaining to an irrational number. b Denoting an algebraic expression containing variables that are irreducible, as image, image. Compare RATIONAL.
3. Contrary to reason; absurd.
4. In Greek and Latin prosody, not keeping the proper ratio between thesis and arsis, as a long syllable used in place of a short one. See synonyms under ABSURD, INSANE. [<L irrationalis]
—ir·ra′tion·al·ly
adverb

Most often used phrases:

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irrational behavior
irrational exuberance
irrational beliefs
irrational behaviour
irrational fears
irrational hatred
quadratic irrational
seemingly irrational
completely irrational
it s irrational
irrational rotation
irrational decisions
increasingly irrational

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"irrational" has the frequency of use of 0.0012% on city-data.com forum

"irrational" has the frequency of use of 0.0003% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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