different between rational vs erudite

English

Alternative forms

• rationall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?'sh(?)n?l, IPA^(key): /??æ?(?)n?l/

Etymology 1

From Old French rationel, rational, from Latin rationalis (“of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable; having a ratio”), from ratio (“reason; calculation”).

Adjective

rational (comparative more rational, superlative most rational)

1. Capable of reasoning.
2. Logically sound; not contradictory or otherwise absurd.

3. (of a person or personal characteristics) Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness.
4. (mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.

   ¾ is a rational number, but ?2 is an irrational number.

5. (mathematics, arithmetic, not comparable) Of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.
6. (chemistry) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; said of formulae.
7. (physics) Expressing a physical object.

Antonyms

• (reasonable): absurd, irrational, nonsensical
• (capable of reasoning): arational, irrational, non-rational
• (number theory): irrational

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Translations

Noun

rational (plural rationals)

1. (mathematics) A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.

   The quotient of two rationals is again a rational.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Old French rational, from Medieval Latin rationale (“a pontifical stole, a pallium, an ornament worn over the chasuble”), neuter of Latin rationalis (“rational”), for which see the first etymology. Translation of ??????? (logeîon) or perhaps ?????? (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28.

Noun

rational (plural rationals)

1. (historical) The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests.

Translations

References

• rational in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rational in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Further reading

• "rational" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 252.

Anagrams

• notarial

German

Etymology

From Latin rationalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??at?si?o?na?l]
• Hyphenation: ra?ti?o?nal

Adjective

rational (comparative rationaler, superlative am rationalsten)

1. rational

Declension

Further reading

• “rational” in Duden online

English

Etymology

From Latin ?rud?tus, participle of ?rudi? (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.?.da?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???.(j)u.da?t/, IPA^(key): /???.(j)?.da?t/

Adjective

erudite (comparative more erudite, superlative most erudite)

1. Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:learned

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Translations

Noun

erudite (plural erudites)

1. a learned or scholarly person

Italian

Adjective

erudite f pl

1. feminine plural of erudito

Noun

erudite f pl

1. feminine plural of erudito

Verb

erudite

1. second-person plural present indicative of erudire
2. second-person plural imperative of erudire
3. feminine plural past participle of erudire
4. feminine plural past participle of erudirsi

Anagrams

• deuteri, udirete

Latin

Etymology 1

From ?rud?tus (“educated, accomplished”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e?.ru?di?.te?/, [e????d?i?t?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.ru?di.te/, [??u?d?i?t??]

Adverb

?rud?t? (comparative ?rud?tius, superlative ?rud?tissim?)

1. learnedly, with erudition

Related terms

• ?rudi?
• ?rud?ti?
• ?rud?tulus
• ?rud?tus

Etymology 2

Inflected forms

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e?.ru?di?.te/, [e????d?i?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.ru?di.te/, [??u?d?i?t??]

Participle

?rud?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ?rud?tus

References

• erudite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)