ADJECTIVE | all | rational | consistent with or based on or using reason |
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all | rational, intellectual, noetic | of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | |
pert | rational | capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers | |
all | rational | having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion) | |
NOUN | quantity | rational, rational number | an integer or a fraction |
Sounds | rae'shahnahl; rae'shnahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | consistent with or based on or using reason. | |
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Narrower | coherent, logical, lucid | capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner |
demythologized, demythologised | Having mythical elements removed | |
intelligent, reasoning, thinking | endowed with the capacity to reason | |
reasonable, sane | marked by sound judgment | |
See also | coherent, consistent, logical, ordered | marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts |
logical | capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning | |
reasonable, sensible | showing reason or sound judgment | |
sane | mentally healthy | |
Opposite | irrational | not consistent with or using reason |
Spanish | racional | |
Catalan | racional | |
Nouns | rationality | the state of having good sense and sound judgment |
rationalness | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic / logic | |
Adverbs | rationally | in a rational manner |
Meaning | Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind. | |
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Example | "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man" | |
Synonyms | intellectual, noetic | |
Broader | mental | Involving the mind or an intellectual process |
Spanish | intelectual, mental, noético, racional | |
Catalan | intel·lectual, mental, racional | |
Nouns | rationality | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic / logic |
Meaning | capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers. | |
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Example | "rational numbers" | |
Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
Opposite | irrational | Real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers |
Spanish | racional | |
Catalan | racional | |
Nouns | ratio | the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
rationalness | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic / logic |
Meaning | Having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion). | |
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Example | "a rational analysis" | |
Broader | intellectual | appealing to or using the intellect |
Spanish | racional | |
Catalan | racional | |
Nouns | rationality, rationalness | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic / logic |
Meaning | An integer or a fraction. | |
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Synonym | rational number | |
Narrower | fraction | The quotient of two rational numbers |
Broader | real number, real | Any rational or irrational number |
Spanish | número racional, racional | |
Catalan | nombre racional, racional |
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