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rational
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)
- Capable of reasoning.
- Logically sound; not contradictory or otherwise absurd.
- (of a person or personal characteristics) Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness.
- (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.
- (mathematics, arithmetic, not comparable) Of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.
- (chemistry) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; said of formulae.
- (physics) Expressing a physical object.
Antonyms
- (reasonable): absurd, irrational, nonsensical
- (capable of reasoning): arational, irrational, non-rational
- (number theory): irrational
Related terms
Translations
Noun
rational (plural rationals)
- (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)
- (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)
- rational
Declension
Further reading
- “rational” in Duden online
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scientific
English
Alternative forms
- scientifick
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sa??n?t?f?k/
Adjective
scientific (comparative more scientific, superlative most scientific)
- Of, or having to do with science.
- Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
- In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.
Synonyms
- (having to do with science): See also Thesaurus:scientific
- (consistent with the scientific method):
- (in accord with procedures): methodical, systematic; see also Thesaurus:methodical
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- academic
References
Interlingua
Adjective
scientific (not comparable)
- scientific
Related terms
- scientia
- scientista
Ladin
Adjective
scientific m pl
- plural of scientifich
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjenti?fik/
Adjective
scientific m (feminine singular scientifica, masculine plural scientifics, feminine plural scientificas)
- scientific, scientifical
Derived terms
- scientificament
Noun
scientific m (plural scientifics, feminine scientifica, feminine plural scientificas)
- scientist
Related terms
- sciéncia f
scientific From the web:
- what scientific knowledge about macromolecules
- what scientific notation
- what scientific method
- what scientifically happens when you die
- what scientific innovation occurred that affected the
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