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rationality

noun

Etymology

From rational + -ity, from French rationalité, from Late Latin rationalitas (“rationality, reasonableness”), from Latin rationalis (“reasonable”).

  1. derived from rationalis
  2. derived from rational
  3. suffixed as rationality — “rational + ity”

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being rational

    The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

    • His sudden loss of rationality was brought on by excess drink.

  2. Objective consideration.

    • Such a discussion deserves rationality, not emotional gut reactions.

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Derived

antirationality, birationality, bounded rationality, epistemic rationality, hyperrationality, instrumental rationality, irrationality, nonrationality, superrationality, ultrarationality, unirationality

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at rationality. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at rationality. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at rationality

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA