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Meaning of 'rational' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rational [ a.]
- Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.
- Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning.
- Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.
- Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See under Formula.
2 . Rational [ n.]
- A rational being.

Meaning of 'rational' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rational [ a]
Meaning (1):
- consistent with or based on or using reason
Example in sentence:
  • a process of rational inference;
  • rational behavior;
  • rational thought
Meaning (2):
- capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
Example in sentence:
  • rational numbers
3 . rational [ s]
Meaning (3):
- having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)
Example in sentence:
  • a rational analysis
Meaning (4):
- of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
Example in sentence:
  • intellectual problems;
  • the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man

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