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rational
[rash-uh-nl, rash-nl]
adjective
agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible.
a rational plan for economic development.
having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense.
a calm and rational negotiator.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:being in or characterized by full possession of one's reason; sane; lucid.
The patient appeared perfectly rational.
Antonyms:endowed with the faculty of reason.
rational beings.
of, relating to, or constituting reasoning powers.
the rational faculty.
proceeding or derived from reason or based on reasoning.
a rational explanation.
Mathematics.
capable of being expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
(of a function) capable of being expressed exactly by a ratio of two polynomials.
Classical Prosody.capable of measurement in terms of the metrical unit or mora.
noun
Mathematics.rational number.
rational
/ ˈæʃəə /
adjective
using reason or logic in thinking out a problem
in accordance with the principles of logic or reason; reasonable
of sound mind; sane
the patient seemed quite rational
endowed with the capacity to reason; capable of logical thought
man is a rational being
maths expressible as a ratio of two integers or polynomials
a rational number; a rational function
noun
maths a rational number
Other 51Թ Forms
- rationally adverb
- rationalness noun
- antirational adjective
- hyperrational adjective
- nonrational adjective
- overrational adjective
- prerational adjective
- quasi-rational adjective
- transrational adjective
- ultrarational adjective
- unrational adjective
- ˈپDzԲ adverb
- ˈپDzԲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rational1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Defiance is a rational response to tech businesses urging us to prioritize the use of tools meant to replace our work and welcome their most bizarre and dystopian interventions.
But is that rational after a friendly defeat?
His exhausting trade war with China has accomplished nothing, except to convince Xi’s unappetizing but highly rational regime that negotiating with this dude is pointless.
But still: For the president of the United States to accuse the government of South Africa, in 2025, of conducting a racial genocide is so craven, so shameless, that beggars any rational description.
That will require adopting a rational approach, not one based on paranoia.
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