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# rational

adjective

«rational» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Able to think clearly and sensibly, using reason rather than feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rational/#m1)
2. Sensible, fair and based on good thinking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rational/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, humans are the only creatures able to think and reason

### Examples

- Humans are rational creatures; animals are not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rational/#x1)
- A rational choice is one you have thought about carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rational/#x2)
- Be rational: the bus is late, so we will walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rational/#x3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rational/#x1)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rational/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rational.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rational» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rational/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rational» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rational.html) on Mova free.