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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 number]]
*[[Rational number]]
*[[Real number]]
*[[Complex number]]
*[[Imaginary number]]
*[[Integer]]
*[[Natural number]]
*[[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