Adjective
irrational
Pronunciation: /ˈɪʁat͡si̯onaːl/
irrational
C2
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Meanings
Adjective
- irrational
Example sentence
Seine Angst vor Spinnen ist völlig irrational.
His fear of spiders is completely irrational.
Word forms
irrational
Usage
- eine irrationale Entscheidung — a decision not based on reason
- irrationale Zahl — in mathematics, a number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers
Im Rückblick erschien ihm die Entscheidung irrational.
Looking back, the decision seemed irrational to him.