IRRATIONAL NUMBER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

Synonyms:

irrational; irrational number

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("irrational number" is a kind of...):

real; real number (any rational or irrational number)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "irrational number"):

transcendental number (an irrational number that is not algebraic)

algebraic number (root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients)