as in unreasonableness
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Recent Examples of irrationality
This irrationality, which is especially difficult to model, often boils down to computational constraints.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrationality
Noun
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In recent years, tech platforms have increasingly been tied to acts of violent extremism.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Most important, these corrupt webs generate extremism and unrest in the long run.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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The credits cite as inspiration Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, a tale concerned with the entropy of 1960s radicalism.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both One Battle After Another and Vineland concern the ebb and flow of radicalism in America, bursts of activity followed by years of dangerous and disillusioning fallout.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Irrationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrationality. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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