óræð tala

Icelandic

Etymology

From óræð the feminine of óræður (“irrational”) + tala (“number”).

Noun

óræð tala f (genitive singular óræðrar tölu, nominative plural óræðar tölur)

(mathematics, arithmetic, not comparable) an irrational number; any real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers ^ant.
π er óræð tala.
The number π is irrational.

Antonyms

(irrational number):^def. ræð tala

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