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I seem to have had a mail problem, so I must repost...

qoror,
according to The American Heritage Dictionary Second College Edition 1985:

irrational (adj.)
3. Math Incapable of being expressed as an integer or a quotient of
integers.

imaginary number (n.)
A complex number in which the real part is zero and the coefficient of the
imaginary unit is not zero.

imaginary unit (n.)
The positive square root of -1.

and just for grins {{;/

transcendental (adj.)
3. Math. a. Not capable of being determined by any combination of a finite
number of equations with rational integral coefficients. b. Not expressible
as an integer of quotient of integers. Used of numbers, esp. non-repeating
infinite decimals.

The last definition includes such numbers as e and pi.

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qoror,

nuqjatlh

<The American Heritage Dictionary Second College Edition 1985>Daq ghItlhlu'

<irrational (adj)>
3. mI'QeD. mI' naQ Dalo'chugh mI'vam Dacha'laHbe' pagh cha' mI'mey naQ
Dawavchugh mI'vam Dacha'laHbe'.

<imaginary> mI' (DIp)
mI' <be complex> 'oH 'ej pagh 'oH <real> 'ay''e' 'ej pagh 'oHbe' <imaginary
unit> moHaq'ay''e'.

<imaginary unit> (DIp)
<the positive square root of -1> (there is not much I could find to even
try this!)

Haghlu'meH neH

<transcendental (adj)>
3. mI'QeD. a. ...

HIQaH!

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Lastly, I think you could express negative numbers if you use a cartisian
plane analogy. Negative numbers a simply to the left or below zero.
paghbIngDaq 'oH wej'e'
pagh poSDaq 'oH wej'e'

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SI'IluD
wa'Hu' jIboghbe'




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