What's an Irrational Number?

What's an Irrational Number?

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Is an irrational number just a way to describe a number that's lost its mind? Not really. :) An irrational number is simply a number that cannot be written as a fraction. Check out the definition, learn an important property of these special numbers, and take a look at some examples of irrational numbers.

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Background Tutorials

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      • What's a Rational Number?What's a Rational Number?

      What's a Rational Number?

      There are lots of different kind of numbers that you should know about, and that includes rational numbers. Check out the tutorial!