Rational

Adjective

 * 1) healthy or balanced intellectually; reasonable
 * rational conduct
 * 1) capable of deductive reasoning
 * Man is a rational creature.
 * 1)  of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.
 * $$\tfrac{3}{4}$$ is a rational number, but √ 2 is an irrational number.
 * 1)  of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.

Antonyms

 * absurd, irrational, nonsensical
 * arational, irrational, non-rational
 * irrational

Related terms

 * arational
 * irrational


 * non-rational
 * rationality


 * rationale

Noun

 * 1)  A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.
 * The quotient of two rationals is again a rational.

Adverbs for Rational
intelligently; philosophically; soundly; academically; intuitively; sensibly; perfectly; psychologically; coldly; irresistibly; fairly; cosmically; inferentially; elementally; profoundly;  fundamentally;   presumptively; penetratingly; discernibly; contemplatively; doctrinally; spiritually; innately; ideologically; speculatively; consciously; soberly; speciously; logically; persuasively; convincingly; conclusively.

Thesaurus
acceptable, admissible, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, all there, analytic, balanced, bright, calm, cardinal, cerebral, circumspect, clear-eyed, clearheaded, clearminded, cogent, commonsense, compos mentis, conceptive, conceptual, consequent, cool, coolheaded, credible, decimal, differential, digital, discriminating, discursive, down-to-earth, earthy, endopsychic, enlightened, even, everyday, exponential, figural, figurate, figurative, finite, fractional, hardheaded, healthy-minded, ideational, imaginary, impair, impossible, infinite, informed, integral, intellectual, intelligent, internal, irrational, judicious, just, justifiable, knowing, knowledgeable, legitimate, level-headed, levelheaded, logarithmic, logical, logometric, lucid, matter-of-fact, mental, mentally sound, negative, noetic, noological, normal, not so dumb, numeral, numerary, numerative, numeric, odd, of sound mind, ordinal, pair, philosophical, phrenic, plausible, positive, positivistic, possible, practical, practical-minded, pragmatic, prime, prudent, psychic, psychologic, radical, ratiocinative, ratiocinatory, real, realist, realistic, reasonable, reasoning, reciprocal, right, sane, sane-minded, scientific, scientistic, secular, sensible, sober, sober-minded, sophic, sound, sound-minded, sound-thinking, spiritual, stable, straight-thinking, strong-minded, subjective, submultiple, surd, thinking, together, transcendental, understanding, unideal, unidealistic, unromantic, unsentimental, well-argued, well-balanced, well-founded, well-grounded, wholesome, wise, worldly

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"r{S(@)n@l/}}

Etymology 1
From rationel:, rational: <  rationalis: < ratio:

Etymology 2
From rational: <  rationale:, neuter of  rationalis:, for which see the first etymology.

Adjective

 * Arabic: عقلاني
 * Armenian:, ,  նպատակահարմար
 * Catalan: racional
 * Croatian:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: rationel
 * Dutch: rationeel, ,
 * Finnish:, , , järkeenkäypä,
 * French: raisonnable
 * Hungarian:, ésszerű


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 合理的な(ごうりてきな, gōritekina)
 * Korean: 합리적인
 * Macedonian: рационален,,  целисходен
 * Polish: racjonalny
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: rațional
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: హేతుబద్దమైన (heatubaddamaina)


 * Armenian: բանական
 * Catalan: racional
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French: rationnel, rationnelle


 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: рационален,
 * Romanian: rațional
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: racional
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: rationeel, rationele
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: ræður


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 有理の(ゆうりの, yūrino)
 * Macedonian: рационален
 * Polish: wymierny, wymierna , wymierne
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: rațional
 * Russian: рациональный
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian:
 * Croatian:
 * Finnish:


 * Icelandic: ræður
 * Macedonian: рационален

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