Irrational vs Imprudent - What's the difference?
irrational | imprudent | Related terms |
Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical.
* July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.
A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.
* 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.24:
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
* 1711 , , The Life and Acts of Matthew Parker , volume 1.
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As adjectives the difference between irrational and imprudent
is that irrational is not rational; unfounded or nonsensical while imprudent is not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.As a noun irrational
is a real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.irrational
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- an irrational decision
- Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
- The number π is irrational .
Antonyms
* (mathematics) rationalHyponyms
* (mathematics) transcendentalDerived terms
* irrational number * irrationality * irrationalize * irrationalizationNoun
(en noun)- The square root of 2, which was the first irrational to be discovered, was known to the early Pythagoreans, and ingenious methods of approximating to its value were discovered.
imprudent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.
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