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rational
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ra·tional (ras̸h′ən əl)
adjective
- of, based on, or derived from reasoning rational powers
- able to reason; reasoning; in possession of one's reason or sanity
- showing reason; not foolish or silly; sensible a rational argument
- Math.
- designating or of a real number or quantity expressible as the ratio of two integers, with the second integer not being equal to zero: all integers and fractions are rational numbers
- designating a function expressible as the quotient of two polynomials
Etymology: ME racional < L rationalis < ratio: see reason
Related Forms:
- rationally ra′·tion·ally adverb
- rationalness ra′·tion·al·ness noun
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