| Definitions of 'rational' |
Wordnet |
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1. (adj) rational number, rational
an integer or a fraction
2. (adj) rational
consistent with or based on or using reason
"rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
3. (adj) intellectual, rational, noetic
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
"intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"
4. (adj) rational
capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
"rational numbers"
5. (adj) rational
having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)
"a rational analysis"
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| Definitions of 'rational' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) rational
relating to the reason; not physical; mental
2. (adj) rational
having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning
3. (adj) rational
agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man
4. (adj) rational
expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See under Formula
5. (noun) rational
a rational being
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