| Algebraic irrational numbers | In decimal | In vigesimal |
| √2 (the length of the diagonal of a unit square) | 1 ... | 1 ... |
| √3 (the length of the diagonal of a unit cube) | 1 ... | 1 ... |
| √5 (the length of the diagonal of a 1 × 2 rectangle) | 2 ... | 2 ... |
| φ (phi, the golden ratio = 1+√5/2) | 1 ... | 1 ... |
| Transcendental irrational numbers | In decimal | In vigesimal |
| π (pi, the ratio of circumference to diameter) | 3 ... | 3 ... |
| e (the base of the natural logarithm) | 2 ... | 2 ... |
| γ (the limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm) | 0 ... | 0 ... |