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rational
('r/&//S//@/n/-/l
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adjective (a)
- consistent with or based on or using reason(adj.all)Example:
Rational behavior.
A process of rational inference.
Rational thought.
source: wordnet30 - capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers(adj.pert)Example:
Rational numbers.
source: wordnet30 - Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A rational being.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind(adj.all)Example:
The triumph of the rational over the animal side of man.
source: wordnet30 - having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)(adj.all)Example:
A rational analysis.
source: wordnet30