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irrational number

 
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–noun Mathematics.
a number that cannot be exactly expressed as a ratio of two integers.
Origin:
1545–55
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irrational number

A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two whole numbers.

Note: The square roots of most whole numbers are irrational numbers.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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