irrational number
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English
Noun
irrational number (plural irrational numbers)
- (mathematics) Any real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
- The square root of a positive integer is an irrational number unless the positive integer is a perfect square, in which case the square root will also be a positive integer.
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real number that is not rational