RATIONAL


Meaning of RATIONAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈræʃənl ]

adj. 1 of or based on reasoning or reason. 2 sensible, sane, moderate; not foolish or absurd or extreme. 3 endowed with reason, reasoning. 4 rejecting what is unreasonable or cannot be tested by reason in religion or custom. 5 Math. (of a quantity or ratio) expressible as a ratio of whole numbers. ørational dress hist. a style of dress adopted by some women in the late nineteenth century, including bloomers or knickerbockers. rational horizon see HORIZON 1c. øørationality n. rationally adv. [ME f. L rationalis (as RATION)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.