dictionary definitions for "rationality"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^];
     277), n.; pl. -ties (-t[i^]z). [F. rationalit['e], or L.
     rationalitas.]
     The quality or state of being rational; agreement with
     reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason;
     reasonableness.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           When God has made rationality the common portion of
           mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --Gov. of
                                                    Tongue.
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           Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will
           never bear a rigid examination.          --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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:
           rationality, reason, reasonableness]
      2: the quality of being consistent with or based on logic [syn:
         rationality, rationalness]


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