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31rational — ra|tion|al [ ræʃənəl ] adjective ** 1. ) based on sensible practical reasons instead of emotions: There didn t seem to be any rational explanation for his actions. Your choice was perfectly rational under the circumstances. a rational approach to …
32rational — adj. rational to + inf. (it is not rational to expect miracles) * * * [ ræʃ(ə)nəl] rational to + inf. (it is not rational to expect miracles) …
33rational — ra•tion•al [[t]ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl[/t]] adj. 1) based on or agreeable to reason: a rational decision[/ex] 2) exercising reason: a rational negotiator[/ex] 3) sane; lucid: The patient seems rational[/ex] 4) math. Math. a) capable of being expressed …
34rational — /ˈræʃnəl / (say rashnuhl), /ˈræʃənəl / (say rashuhnuhl) adjective 1. agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible. 2. having or exercising reason, sound judgement, or good sense. 3. being in or characterised by full possession of one s reason; sane; …
35rational — adjective 1 based on clear, practical or scientific reasons: It can t have just disappeared! There must be a perfectly rational explanation. 2 sensible and able to make decisions based on intelligent thinking rather than on emotion: rational… …
36rational — adjective 1) a rational approach Syn: logical, reasoned, sensible, reasonable, cogent, intelligent, judicious, shrewd, common sense, commonsensical, sound, prudent; down to earth, practical, pragmatic See …
37rational — [ˈræʃ(ə)nəl] adj a rational person makes decisions based on sensible practical reasons, rather than emotions Ant: irrational There was no rational explanation for his actions.[/ex] She was perfectly calm and rational.[/ex] rationally adv …
38rational — 1. Pertaining to reasoning or to the higher thought processes; based on objective or scientific knowledge, in contrast to empiric (1). 2. Influenced by reasoning rather than by emotion. 3. Having the reasoning faculties; not delirious or comatose …
39rational — (ra sio nal) s. m. Morceau d étoffe carré, de la grandeur de la main, que le grand prêtre, chez les Juifs, portait sur la poitrine. • Vous ferez aussi le rational du jugement, qui sera tissu, comme l éphod, d or et d hyacinthe, de pourpre, d… …
40rational — a) besonnen, klar[blickend], nüchtern, objektiv, pragmatisch, realistisch, sachlich, trocken, überlegt, unpersönlich, vernünftig, verstandesmäßig; (bildungsspr.): prosaisch. b) mit [dem] Verstand, sinnvoll, vernunftgemäß, vernünftig. * * *… …
