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suprarational
English
Etymology
From supra- +? rational.
Adjective
suprarational (comparative more suprarational, superlative most suprarational)
- (of thought etc.) above, yet including the rational; encompassing a truth of scope greater than ordinary logic or reason.
Antonyms
- subrational
References
- Meriam-Webster, 'Suprarational'. ([1])
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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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