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irrationals

irrationals is the plural of irrational.

Meaning of irrational

Noun

irrational (plural irrationals)

  1. A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.
    • The square root of 2, which was the first irrational to be discovered, was known to the early Pythagoreans, and ingenious methods of approximating to its value were discovered.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.24

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Questions about irrationals

What is irrationals the plural of?
Irrationals is the plural of irrational.

Words near irrationals in the dictionary

  1. irrationalized
  2. irrationalizes
  3. irrationalizing
  4. irrationally
  5. irrationalness
  6. irrationals
  7. Irrawaddi
  8. Irrawaddy
  9. Irrawaddy dolphin
  10. Irrawaddy dolphins
  11. irreal

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