Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.

    The square root of a positive integer is an irrational number unless the positive integer is a perfect square, in which case the square root will also be a positive integer.

    irrationale Zahl

    иррациона́льное число́irracionálʹnoje čisló

    a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Pi is an irrational number.

    Пі — ірраціональне число. — deniko

    ruПи - иррациональное число. — Selena777

    dePi ist eine irrationale Zahl. — brauchinet

  2. The square root of 2 is an irrational number.

    deDie Quadratwurzel von 2 ist eine irrationale Zahl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Irrational numbers are not crazy; in short, they just can't be fractionized.

  4. Any irrational number can be approximated by a rational number with arbitrarily large precision.

    ruЛюбое иррациональное число может быть приближено рациональным числом со сколь угодно большой точностью. — Ooneykcall

  5. e is an irrational number.

Translations

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real number that is not rational:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
real number that is not rational:

Forms

plural: irrational numbers

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number:irrational

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

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