vô tỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• vô tỷ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無比, composed of 無 (“no”) and 比 (“ratio”). See hữu tỉ. Compare Chinese 無比／无比 (wúbǐ, “matchless; incomparable”) and Japanese 無理 (muri, “unreasonable; irrational”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vo˧˧ ti˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jow˧˧ tɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

vô tỉ

1. (mathematics, number theory) irrational

   Antonym: hữu tỉ

Derived terms

• số vô tỉ

 

See also

• vô lí