rationally

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ra•tion•al /ˈræʃənəl, ˈræʃnəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. based on reason; fitting in with reason;
    sensible:a rational decision.
  2. using reason:a rational negotiator.
  3. sane;
    able to think or speak clearly and logically:The patient seems perfectly rational.
ra•tion•al•i•ty /ˌræʃəˈnælɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
ra•tion•al•ly, adv. See -ratio-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ra•tion•al  (rashə nl, rashnl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. agreeable to reason;
    reasonable;
    sensible:a rational plan for economic development.
  2. having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense:a calm and rational negotiator.
  3. being in or characterized by full possession of one's reason;
    sane;
    lucid:The patient appeared perfectly rational.
  4. endowed with the faculty of reason:rational beings.
  5. of, pertaining to, or constituting reasoning powers:the rational faculty.
  6. proceeding or derived from reason or based on reasoning:a rational explanation.
  7. Mathematics
    • capable of being expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
    • (of a function) capable of being expressed exactly by a ratio of two polynomials.
  8. Poetry[Class. Pros.]capable of measurement in terms of the metrical unit or mora.

n. 
  1. [Math.]See rational number. 
  • Latin ratiōnālis, equivalent. to ratiōn- (stem of ratiō) reason + -ālis -al1
  • Middle English racional 1350–1400
ration•al•ly, adv. 
ration•al•ness, n. 
    2. intelligent, wise, judicious, sagacious, enlightened. 6. See reasonable. 
    2. stupid. 3. insane.

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