document.write( "Question 627262: what is irrational numbers?
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An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
\n" ); document.write( "The word \"irrational\" as used here refers to \"not expressable as a ratio\", and does not mean insane.
\n" ); document.write( "Irrational numbers include non-repeating, non-terminating decimals, for example, the square root of any number that is not a perfect square.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"e\"$ The base of natural logarithms. \n" ); document.write( "

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