irrationality
nounUS /ɪˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl.ə.ti/
Etymology From irrational + -ity. May also be analyzed as ir- + rationality.
› The quality or state of being irrational.
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The state of being illogical or absurd.
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Mathematics, Sciences The property of being an irrational number.
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The state of being incapable of reason or abstract thought.
- Man introduces reason into the world of Nature, destroying irrational struggle and waste. But this activity is outside of self, distant, only reflected. Man sees this irrationality only with his intellect.1905, Leo Tolstoy, The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy, page 523:
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Something that is irrational; the result of an illogical or absurd thought or action.
- Antonyms
- rationality