rational
adjective
Everyday
- Able to think clearly and sensibly, using reason rather than feelings. tree →
- Sensible, fair and based on good thinking. tree →
In the lessons
in stories, humans are the only creatures able to think and reason
Examples
- Humans are rational creatures; animals are not. tree →
- A rational choice is one you have thought about carefully. tree →
- Be rational: the bus is late, so we will walk. tree →
Note
nothing for maths in counting; in later maths a «rational number» is one that can be written as a fraction
In Jewish tradition
in stories, humans are the only creatures able to think and reason
Examples
- Author of the "Guide for Rational Inquiries into the Biblical Scriptures," "Toms des Morgenlandes," Translator of "Nathan the Wise" from the German, etc., etc., etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
Note
nothing for maths in counting; in later maths a «rational number» is one that can be written as a fraction
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «rational» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «rational» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «rational» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «rational» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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