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rational — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lucid adj Clear and easy to understand.
  • rational adj Based on clear reasoning and logic rather than emotion.

Senses

rational is used for these senses in English:

  • lucid Mentally rational; sane.
  • rational Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.
  • rational (algebra) Of an algebraic expression in indeterminates, or more generally a function: capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.
  • rational (arithmetic) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.

lucid — full definition

  1. adj Clear and easy to understand.
  2. adj Thinking clearly and rationally, especially after confusion or illness.

rational — full definition

  1. adj Based on clear reasoning and logic rather than emotion.
  2. adj In mathematics, describing a number that can be written as a fraction of two whole numbers.

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