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Famous Irrational Numbers

Famous Irrational Numbers In the mathematical field an irrational numbers are the real numbers that can’t be expressed in a fraction form. In a simple meaning an irrational numbers cannot be represented as a rational form. Irrational numbers are those real value numbers that can’t be represented as terminating or repeating decimals. If we look at the history of famous irrational numbers, it is invented by the hippasus (a student) when he was trying to calculate the root of 2 as a fraction. In a more generic way irrational numbers means NOT rational. Rational numbers can be written as a ratio of two integers.

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Uploaded on March 13, 2012
Taken on March 13, 2012