The difference between Illogical and Irrational

When used as adjectives, illogical means contrary to logic, whereas irrational means not rational.


Irrational is also noun with the meaning: a real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.

check bellow for the other definitions of Illogical and Irrational

  1. Illogical as an adjective:

    Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

    Examples:

    "I received an illogical reply and that left me standing there feeling confused."

  1. Irrational as an adjective:

    Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical.

    Examples:

    "an irrational decision"

  2. Irrational as an adjective (mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable):

    Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.

    Examples:

    "The number π is irrational."

  1. Irrational as a noun:

    A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.