Irrational \Ir*ra"tion*al\, a.

1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.

2. Not according to reason; absurd; foolish.

3. Irrational Number,(Math.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; -- said especially of roots.

Syn: Absurd; foolish; preposterous; unreasonable; senseless.

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