Rational

Meaning

Adj

●

Capable of reasoning.

●

Logically

sound

; not

self-contradictory

or otherwise absurd.

●

Healthy or

balanced

intellectually

;

exhibiting

reasonableness.

●

In Arithmetic, Mathematics & Number theory:

Of a number,

capable

of being

expressed

as the

ratio

of two integers.

●

In Arithmetic & Mathematics:

Of an

of being

as the

of two polynomials.

●

In Chemistry:

Expressing the type, structure,

, and

of a

;

; said of formulae.

●

In Physics:

Expressing a physical object.

Noun

●

In Mathematics:

rational number

: a number that can be

expressed

as the

quotient

of two integers.

●

The

breastplate

worn

by Israelite high priests.

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Origin

rational

English

rational

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

rationale

Latin

rationel

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

Sourced from

Etym

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Rational

Meaning

Adj

Noun

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