rational
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～ having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational analysis"
rationale
— Noun
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～ (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
rationalisation
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～ the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
rationalisation
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～ (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
rationalisation
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～ the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
rationalisation
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～ systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
rationalisation
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～ (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
rationalise away
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～ substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!"
rationalise
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～ structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
rationalise
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～ remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
rationalise
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～ defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
rationalise
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～ weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
rationalise
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～ think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
rationalism
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～ the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
rationalism
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～ the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
rationalism
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～ (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
rationalist
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～ someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
rationalist
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism; "rationalist philosophy"
rationalistic
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～ of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism
rationality
— Noun
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～ the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"