Definition of rational

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Rational (a.) Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man..

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Rationalize :: Rationalize (v. t.) To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism..
Irrational :: Irrational (a.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; -- said especially of roots. See Surd..
Desultory :: Desultory (a.) Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds..
Philosophize :: Philosophize (v. i.) To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence..
Reasonable :: Reasonable (n.) Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being..
Reason :: Reason (n.) To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.
Rational :: Rational (n.) A rational being.
Emigrational :: Emigrational (a.) Relating to emigration.
Reasonable :: Reasonable (n.) Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason; thinking, speaking, or acting rationally, or according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men..
Aberrational :: Aberrational (a.) Characterized by aberration.
Raving :: Raving (a.) Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic..
#NAME? :: -ties (pl. ) of Rationalit.
Intellective :: Intellective (a.) Having power to understand, know, or comprehend; intelligent; rational..
Horizon :: Horizon (n.) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and passing through the earth's center; -- called also rational / celestial horizon..
Idea :: Idea (n.) A rational conception; the complete conception of an object when thought of in all its essential elements or constituents; the necessary metaphysical or constituent attributes and relations, when conceived in the abstract..
Germanism :: Germanism (n.) A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism..
Rational :: Rational (a.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See under Formula..
Consequent :: Consequent (a.) Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions..
Argument :: Argument (n.) A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation..
Irrational :: Irrational (a.) Not according to reason; absurd; foolish.
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