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rational
adjective
noun
Having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)
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adjective
Having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)
“A rational analysis”
adjective
Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
“Intellectual problems”
adjective
Consistent with or based on or using reason
“Rational behavior”
adjective
Capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
“Rational numbers”
noun
An integer or a fraction
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A rational analysis
Intellectual problems
The triumph of the rational over the animal side of man
Rational behavior
A process of rational inference
Rational thought
Rational numbers
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