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An '''irrational number''' is a number, that when expressed in decimal notation, never terminates nor repeats and cannot be expressed as a fraction. Examples are <math>\pi, \sqrt{2}, e, \sqrt{32134},</math> etc.
An '''irrational number''' is a number, that when expressed in decimal notation, never terminates nor repeats and cannot be expressed as a fraction. Examples are <math>\pi, \sqrt{2}, e, \sqrt{32134},</math> etc.
== See Also ==
== See Also ==
*[[Rational Numbers]]
*[[Rational Numbers | Rational number]]
*[[Real Numbers]]
*[[Real Numbers | Real number]]
*[[Complex Numbers]]
*[[Complex Numbers | Complex number]]
*[[Imaginary Numbers]]
*[[Imaginary Numbers | Imaginary number]]
*[[Integers]]
*[[Integers | Integer]]
*[[Natural Numbers]]
*[[Natural Numbers | Natural number]]
*[[Whole Numbers]]
*[[Whole Numbers | Whole number]]

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An irrational number is a number, that when expressed in decimal notation, never terminates nor repeats and cannot be expressed as a fraction. Examples are $\pi, \sqrt{2}, e, \sqrt{32134},$ etc.

See Also