rationality

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ra·tio·nal·i·ty | \ ˌra-shə-ˈna-lə-tē

plural rationalities

Definition of rationality

1 : the quality or state of being rational

2 : the quality or state of being agreeable to reason : reasonableness

3 : a rational opinion, belief, or practice —usually used in plural

Examples of rationality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mercury, a planet that's known for impacting communication, rationality, and reasoning, is inching its way from Aries into Taurus on 19th April — the very same day Taurus season begins. — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2021 In the semiconductor world, the job of restoring rationality to the supply chain falls to the foundries. — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 5 May 2021 Even a country like France that prided themselves in the 18th Century on rationality is the most anti-vaccine country in Western democracy. — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2021 The Matrix is not actually a metaphor for waking up to the supposed rationality of misogyny, but an allegory of gender dysphoria, as its creators have repeatedly said. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021 Washington isn’t a city particularly known for its rationality. — Philip Elliott, Time, 25 Mar. 2021 Though not enough, fortunately, to diminish her rationality, her courage, her sense of obligation to seek justice for a woman so treated. — Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021 In both cases, intelligence and rationality are championed as the ultimate validations, while stupidity and insanity are the ultimate put-downs. — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021 Better, perhaps, to inject some rationality into the event, especially as the Brood X cicada relates to our yards and gardens. — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021

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