irrationality

Example Sentences

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It’s simply a matter of taking advantage of structural market irrationality.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

Through the animal’s point of view, De Los Santos Arias considers the enduring grip of colonialism and the consequences of human irrationality.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

The logic is closer to game theory than pure irrationality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Speaking to the BBC this month, Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai warned of some "irrationality" in the current AI boom.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

The possibility of social irrationality resting on a base of individual rationality is suggested by a slight variant of Condorcet’s original example.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos