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English adjective: rational | |||
| 1. | rational consistent with or based on or using reason | ||
| Samples | Rational behavior. A process of rational inference. Rational thought. | ||
| Similar | coherent, demythologised, demythologized, intelligent, logical, lucid, reasonable, reasoning, sane, thinking | ||
| See also | logical, reasonable, sane, sensible | ||
| Antonyms | irrational | ||
| 2. | rational of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | ||
| Samples | Intellectual problems. The triumph of the rational over the animal side of man. | ||
| Synonyms | intellectual, noetic | ||
| Similar | mental | ||
| Antonyms | physical | ||
| 3. | rational capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers | ||
| Samples | Rational numbers. | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| Antonyms | irrational | ||
| 4. | rational having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion) | ||
| Samples | A rational analysis. | ||
| Similar | intellectual | ||
| Antonyms | nonintellectual | ||
English noun: rational | |||
| 1. | rational (quantity) an integer or a fraction | ||
| Synonyms | rational number | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | real, real number | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fraction | ||
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