Rational (IPA: /ˈɹæʃənəɫ/, /ˈɹæʃnəɫ/)
| Rational (a.) |
Relating to the reason; not physical; mental. |
| Rational (a.) |
Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning. |
| Rational (a.) |
Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man. |
| Rational (a.) |
Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See under Formula. |
| Rational (n.) |
A rational being. |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Akrasia [weakness of will] in rational beings is as common as wine in France." - Will (philosophy) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Always take the short cut; and that is the rational one. Therefore say and do everything according to soundest reason." - Marcus Aurelius |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "Be always employed about some rational thing that the devil find thee not idle." - Laziness |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Being happy involves both a certain achievement in action and a rational assurance about the outcome." - John Rawls |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "In other words, truth is simply what is: what exists in reality and can be verified by rational and independent observers." - Jerry Coyne |
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