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rationality

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rationality  \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {-ties}.  [F. 
  rationalit['e],  or  L.  rationalitas.] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  rational;  agreement  with 
  reason;  possession  of  reason;  due  exercise  of  reason; 
  reasonableness. 
 
  When  God  has  made  rationality  the  common  portion  of 
  mankind,  how  came  it  to  be  thy  inclosure?  --Gov.  of 
  Tongue. 
 
  Well-directed  intentions,  whose  rationalities  will 
  never  bear  a  rigid  examination.  --Sir  T. 
  Browne. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rationality 
  n  1:  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"  [syn:  {reason}, 
  {reasonableness}] 
  2:  the  quality  of  being  consistent  with  or  based  on  logic  [syn: 
  {rationalness}]




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