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What can be a non rational number?

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It can be a real number which is not a rational number. That is, an irrational number such as sqrt(2), or cuberoot(5), or pi, or e, or phi. Or it can be a number that is not even a real number, such as a complex number or a quaternion.

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The square root of 2 is irrational.

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