An irrational number is a type of real number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction or ratio of two integers. This means that if a number is irrational, it cannot be written in the form \( \frac{p}{q} \), where \( p \) and \( q \) are integers and \( q \neq 0 \). Irrational numbers have non-repeating, non-terminating decimal expansions. This means their decimal representations go on forever without repeating a pattern.
