Definitions for rational

Definitions for (noun) rational

Main entry: rational, rational number

Definition: an integer or a fraction


Definitions for (adj) rational

Main entry: rational

Definition: having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)

Usage: a rational analysis


Main entry: intellectual, noetic, rational

Definition: of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

Usage: intellectual problems; the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man


Main entry: rational

Definition: consistent with or based on or using reason

Usage: rational behavior; a process of rational inference; rational thought


Main entry: rational

Definition: capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers

Usage: rational numbers


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