Rational
Definition of Rational
Ra´tion`al Pronunciation: răsh´ŭn`al a. | 1. | Relating to the reason; not physical; mental. | | 2. | Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning. | | 3. | Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man. | | 4. | (Chem.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; - said of formulæ. See under Formula.Rational horizon | b - | (Astron.) See Horizon, 2 (b). |
| n. | 1. | A rational being. |
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