rational

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an integer or a fraction
  2. adjective consistent with or based on or using reason
  3. adjective of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

Etymology

From Old French rationel, rational, from Latin rationalis (“of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable; having a ratio”), from ratio (“reason; calculation”).

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Synonyms

rational number

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