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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number;
[syn: irrational number, irrational]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not consistent with or using reason;
- Example: "irrational fears"
- Example: "irrational animals"

2. real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers;
- Example: "irrational numbers"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

irrational \ir*ra"tion*al\ ([i^]r*r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al), a. [L. irrationalis: cf. F. irrationnel. See In- not, and Rational.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Not according to reason; having no rational basis; clearly contrary to reason; easily disproved by reasoning; absurd; -- of assertions and beliefs. Hence, of actions: foolish; unreasonable. [1913 Webster +PJC] It seemed utterly irrational any longer to maintain it. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 3. (Math.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, nor by a ratio of integral numbers; surd; -- said especially of roots. See Surd. Syn: Absurd; foolish; preposterous; unreasonable; senseless. See Absurd. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

irrational adj 1: not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals" [ant: rational] 2: real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers" [ant: rational] n 1: a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number [syn: irrational number, irrational]