Difference between revisions of "Rational"

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(reworked as dictionary-style definition (possibly most adjectives can be handled this way?))
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The word [[rational]] is used to describe that which follows logically and [[reason]]ably, or makes [[sense]] to most sane people.{{seed}}
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[[category:adjectives]][[rational]] ''(adj.)'': possessing the quality of [[rationality]] or [[reasonableness]]; ''less formally:'' making [[sense]] to most [[sane]] people, or following naturally from a set of premises to a set of conclusions.
The idea that fundamental truths about reality are best discovered by [[rational]] analysis of observations is the basis of the idea of [[rationalism]].
 

Latest revision as of 21:21, 10 June 2008

Overview

rational (adj.): possessing the quality of rationality or reasonableness; less formally: making sense to most sane people, or following naturally from a set of premises to a set of conclusions.