rational

«rational» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Able to think clearly and sensibly, using reason rather… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Able to think clearly and sensibly, using reason rather than feelings. tree →

2) Sensible, fair and based on good thinking. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, humans are the only creatures able to think and reason

examples

• Author of the "Guide for Rational Inquiries into the Biblical Scriptures," "Toms des Morgenlandes," Translator of "Nathan the Wise" from the German, etc., etc., etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Humans are rational creatures; animals are not. tree →
• A rational choice is one you have thought about carefully. tree →
• Be rational: the bus is late, so we will walk. tree →

note

nothing for maths in counting; in later maths a «rational number» is one that can be written as a fraction

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rational» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.