rational

Meaning

Adj

1. Capable of reasoning.
2. Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.
3. Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness.
4. (not-comparable) Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio
5. (not-comparable) Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio
6. (not-comparable) Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio
7. (not-comparable) Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio
8. (not-comparable) Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio
9. Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; said of formulae.
10. Expressing a physical object.

Noun

A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.

Noun

The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests.

Synonyms

reasonable

logical

sensible

intellectual

intelligent

rational number

noetic

sane

businesslike

judicious

decent

prudent

impartial

inferential

intention

levelheaded

level-headed

mental

mind

plausible

practical

presumable

rationalistic

reasoning

sentient

sober-minded

suitable

thinking

🤔

unsentimental

well-advised

will

wise

well-reasoned

possessing reason

good

👍

unbrainwashed

advisable

animate

appropriate

cerebral

coherent

consequent

consequential

deductive

efficient

expedient

fair

Translations

rationnel

racional

rational

rationeel

vernünftig

raisonnable

redelijk

razonable

verstandelijk

verstandig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/

Etymology

From Old French rationel, rational, from Latin rationalis (“of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable; having a ratio”), from ratio (“reason; calculation”).