What does "irrational" mean?
Irrational: Not according to reason; absurd; foolish. It seemed utterly irrational any longer to maintain it. I. Taylor.
Additional senses
- 2.(Math.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; -- said especially of roots. See Surd. See Absurd.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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