noun
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A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.
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The quotient of two rationals is again a rational.
adjective
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Capable of reasoning.
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Man is a rational creature.
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Logically sound; not contradictory or otherwise absurd.
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His statements were quite rational.
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(of a person or personal characteristics) Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness.
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rational conduct
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Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.
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¾ is a rational number, but √2 is an irrational number.
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Of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.
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Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; said of formulae.
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Expressing a physical object.
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A rational table is physical, a written table is neither.