irrational

irrazionale, illogico

Che non si basa su un ragionamento chiaro o su motivi sensati.

In inglese semplice: Not based on clear thinking or good reasons.

• I have an irrational fear of birds.
• His anger made him behave in irrational ways.
• Buying another car would be completely irrational.

Sinonimi: unreasonable, illogical, senseless

Contrari: rational, logical

Espressioni comuni: irrational fear, irrational behaviour, irrational decision

irrazionale

Detto di un numero che non si può esprimere dividendo un numero intero per un altro.

In inglese semplice: A number that cannot be written as one whole number divided by another.

• Pi is an irrational number.
• The square root of two is irrational.
• An irrational number has a decimal expansion that never ends or repeats.

Contrari: rational

Espressioni comuni: irrational number, irrational root, irrational value