Definitions for irrational

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irrational ir·ra·tion·al

Spelling: [ih-rash-uh-nl]

IPA: /ɪˈræʃ ə nl/

Irrational is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 352 anagrams from letters in irrational (aaiilnorrt).

Definitions for irrational

noun

1. Mathematics. irrational number.

adjective

1. without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
2. without or deprived of normal mental clarity or sound judgment.
3. not in accordance with reason; utterly illogical:
4. not endowed with the faculty of reason:
5. Mathematics. (of a number) not capable of being expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers. (of a function) not capable of being expressed exactly as a ratio of two polynomials.
6. Algebra. (of an equation) having an unknown under a radical sign or, alternately, with a fractional exponent.
7. Greek and Latin Prosody. of or relating to a substitution in the normal metrical pattern, especially a long syllable for a short one. noting a foot or meter containing such a substitution.

Origin of irrational

First recorded in 1425-75; late Middle English word from Latin word irratiōnālis. See ir-², rational

Examples for irrational

Pride was irrational, and so was the greater part of human misery.

This reply seemed to arouse an irrational anger in the Briton.

In spite of his fine manner and bearing, his every word had been irrational.

But with no sign of an epidemic in the U.S. it seems, at the very least, irrational.

To a certain degree, there is an irrational sense of betrayal.

I haven't been irrational, I give you my word, not once since I came here.

If men cannot have a rational belief, they will have an irrational.

I must confess to a fugitive and irrational wish that he might find some small mercies there.

One of the reasons the Vikings are viewed so negatively is that their violence could seem wanton or irrational.

The fact that the virus is still alive has sustained many safety concerns, both rational and irrational, about its use.