Rational

Definition of Rational

Ra´tion`al   Pronunciation: răsh´ŭn`al
a.1.Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.
Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the rational, the natural, and mathematics . . . were but simple pastimes in comparison of the other.
- Sir T. North.
2.Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning.
It is our glory and happiness to have a rational nature.
- Law.
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).
Rational quantity
(Alg.) one that can be expressed without the use of a radical sign, or in exact parts of unity; - opposed to irrational or radical quantity.
Rational symptom
(Med.) one elicited by the statements of the patient himself and not as the result of a physical examination.
What higher in her society thou find'st
Attractive, human, rational, love still.
- Milton.
A law may be reasonable in itself, although a man does not allow it, or does not know the reason of the lawgivers.
- Swift.
n.1.A rational being.

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