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irrational

[ ih-rash-uh-nl, -rash-nl ]

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:

    irrational arguments.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. not endowed with the faculty of reason:

    irrational animals.

  5. Mathematics.
    1. (of a number) not capable of being expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers.
    2. (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.
    1. of or relating to a substitution in the normal metrical pattern, especially a long syllable for a short one.
    2. noting a foot or meter containing such a substitution.


noun

irrational

/ 瑟藞谤忙蕛蓹苍蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. inconsistent with reason or logic; illogical; absurd
  2. incapable of reasoning
  3. maths
    1. not rational
    2. ( as noun )

      an irrational

  4. prosody in Greek or Latin verse
    1. of or relating to a metrical irregularity, usually the occurrence of a long syllable instead of a short one
    2. denoting a metrical foot where such an irregularity occurs
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 颈谤藞谤补迟颈辞苍补濒苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 颈谤藞谤补迟颈辞苍补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈谤路谤补路迟颈辞苍路补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 颈谤路谤补路迟颈辞苍路补濒路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路颈谤路谤补路迟颈辞苍路补濒 adjective noun
  • non路颈谤路谤补路迟颈辞苍路补濒路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of irrational1

First recorded in 1425鈥75; late Middle English, from Latin 颈谤谤补迟颈艒苍腻濒颈蝉; ir- 2( def ), rational ( def )
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For a woman who had made a reputation as a lucid, sharp chronicler of the reality of American lives, Didion struggled with the irrational thoughts that flooded her mind afterward.

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But the judge ruled last year there had been no unlawfulness in the decision-making or anything that could be called irrational in the changes to Prince Harry's security in February 2020.

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"Some would say this was irrational, some say this was super calculated political move. I think none is true," he says.

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鈥淭he irrational and malicious slashing of funds will not only hurt our farmers, but also the families who need food banks,鈥 Newsom said in a release announcing the appeal.

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A belief system that may have the highest proportion of logical inconsistencies, irrational dogma, failed prophecies and broken promises of all major worldviews is one now on the upswing in the Western world.

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