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rational
[ rash-uh-nl, rash-nl ]
/ ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl /
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adjective
noun
Mathematics. rational number.
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Origin of rational
synonym study for rational
6. See reasonable.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rational
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British Dictionary definitions for rational
rational
/ (ˈræʃənəl) /
adjective
using reason or logic in thinking out a problem
in accordance with the principles of logic or reason; reasonable
of sound mind; sanethe patient seemed quite rational
endowed with the capacity to reason; capable of logical thoughtman is a rational being
maths expressible as a ratio of two integers or polynomialsa rational number; a rational function
noun
maths a rational number
Derived forms of rational
rationally, adverbrationalness, nounWord Origin for rational
C14: from Latin ratiōnālis, from ratiō reason
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