What does rationale mean?
Definitions for rationale
ˌræʃ əˈnælra·tio·nale
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Princeton's WordNet
rationale, principlenoun
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
"the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
Wiktionary
rationalenoun
an explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something
rationalenoun
a justification or rationalization for something
rationalenoun
a liturgical vestment worn by Christian bishops of various denominations
Etymology: Around 1650-1650 from the rationale, the neuter form of rationalis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Rationalenoun
A detail with reasons: as, Dr. Sparrow’s Rationale of the Common Prayer.
Etymology: from ratio, Lat.
ChatGPT
rationale
Rationale refers to a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief. It is the underlying explanation or justification that explains the fundamental reasons or principles behind decisions, ideas, or actions.
Webster Dictionary
Rationaleadjective
an explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves
Etymology: [L. rationalis, neut. rationale. See Rational, a.]
Wikidata
Rationale
A rationale, also called superhumerale, is a liturgical vestment worn by clergy, in particular by Bishops, in the Roman Catholic Church which uses full vestments. It is a humeral ornament, a supplement to the Pallium, and is worn over the chasuble. It is a large clasp, made of precious metal and ornamented with diamonds, whose edges are adorned with small bells. During the Middle Ages it was worn by several Bishops, primarily in the Holy Roman Empire, as far spread as Regensburg, Prague and Liège. Its use largely died out in the 13th century, although there is evidence that it was worn at Reims until the 16th century. Some rationales can be found preserved at Bamberg and Regensburg. The earliest pictures of rationales that exist are two pictures of Bishop Sigebert of Minden, a miniature and an ivory tablet, which were both incorporated in a Mass Ordo belonging to the Bishop. The only Bishops who wear rationales in the 21st century are: ⁕the Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany - Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B., ⁕the Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany - Hans-Josef Becker,
Editors Contribution
rationale
A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action.
He said that what he did was rational and we should trust him.
Submitted by JP03 on October 30, 2014
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The numerical value of rationale in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rationale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of rationale in a Sentence
What you have to defend as a former CEO are decisions that the boardroom understands but even often times your employees don't understand, and much less the general public, she could have a wonderful rationale, reason for it all, but if she can't put it into a soundbite it gets hard.
We can consider injecting new money if it's about fresh, rationale investment instead.
Aer Lingus chairman Colm Barrington:
The board's view is that a combination of Aer Lingus with IAG has a compelling strategic rationale and will deliver significant benefits for Aer Lingus, its employees, its customers and for Ireland.
Our concern is that Russia may make a serious mistake of attempting to rehash what it undertook back in 2014, when it amassed forces along the border, crossed into sovereign Ukrainian territory and did so claiming falsely that it was provoked, so the playbook that we've seen in the past was to claim some provocation as a rationale for doing what it, what it intended and planned to do. All which is why we're looking at this very carefully.
It's a market that's searching for a rationale at this point ... and waiting for next week's (Fed) meeting.
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- الأساس المنطقيArabic
- ArgumentationGerman
- fundamentación, justificación, fundamentoSpanish
- perusteet, perustelu, perussyytFinnish
- ratioDutch
- uzasadnienie, racjonałPolish
- análise racionalPortuguese
- обоснование, оправдание, основаниеRussian
- opravdanje, razlogSerbo-Croatian
- 合理Chinese
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