Word Definition

Rational

  1. A rational being.
  2. Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning.
  3. Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.
  4. Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See under Formula.
  5. Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.