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irrational
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ir·ra·tion·al  (-rsh-nl)
adj.
1.
a. Not endowed with reason.
b. Affected by loss of usual or normal mental clarity; incoherent, as from shock.
c. Marked by a lack of accord with reason or sound judgment: an irrational dislike.
2.
a. Being a syllable in Greek and Latin prosody whose length does not fit the metric pattern.
b. Being a metric foot containing such a syllable.
3. Mathematics Of or relating to an irrational number.
n. Mathematics
An irrational number.

ir·ration·al·ly adv.
ir·ration·al·ness n.

irrational [ɪˈræʃənəl]
adj
1. inconsistent with reason or logic; illogical; absurd
2. incapable of reasoning
3. (Mathematics) Maths
a.  not rational
b.  (as noun) an irrational
4. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody (in Greek or Latin verse)
a.  of or relating to a metrical irregularity, usually the occurrence of a long syllable instead of a short one
b.  denoting a metrical foot where such an irregularity occurs
irrationally  adv
irrationalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.irrational - a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
real, real number - any rational or irrational number
transcendental number - an irrational number that is not algebraic
algebraic number - root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients
Adj.1.irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
illogical, unlogical - lacking in correct logical relation
unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment
rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
2.irrational - real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers"
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
rational - capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers; "rational numbers"

irrational
adjective
2. senseless, wild, crazy, unstable, insane, mindless, demented, aberrant, brainless They behaved in such a bizarre and irrational manner.
Translations
irrational [ɪˈræʃənl] ADJ [behaviour, person, belief] → irracional
irrational [ɪˈræʃənəl] adj
[feeling, behaviour, idea, belief] → irrationnel(le)
an irrational fear of science → une peur irrationnelle de la science
[argument] → irrationnel(le)
to be irrational → être irrationnel
irrational
adj
(= illogical, also Math, Psych) → irrational; fear, beliefunsinnig, irrational; (= not sensible)unvernünftig; he had become quite irrational about iter hatte eine irrationale Einstellung dazu entwickelt; if you maintain X, then it is irrational to deny Ywenn Sie X behaupten, ist es widersinnig or unlogisch, Y zu leugnen
(= not having reason) animalvernunftlos
irrational [ɪˈræʃənl] adjirrazionale
an irrational fear → una paura irrazionale
he had become quite irrational about it → era diventato piuttosto irragionevole al riguardo
irrational [ɪˈræʃənl] adjirrazionale
an irrational fear → una paura irrazionale
he had become quite irrational about it → era diventato piuttosto irragionevole al riguardo


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They also have an attractive weight and heft, a physical presence in which I am tempted to see another biblical reference (though Kozloff may or may not have intended it), to the tablets of Mosaic law - but once again a law undermined and irrationalized.
 
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