rationale

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noun (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

From Late Latin ratiōnāle.

The rationale of this interdiction is doubtless the desire to preserve the purity of caste blood. — India, Its Life and Thought, John P. (John Peter) Jones
He would take both sides of an issue, and see if he could beat himself with his alter rationales. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
MESMERIC REVELATION Whatever doubt may still envelop the rationale of mesmerism, its startling facts are now almost universally admitted. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

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