rationally
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3.9
- adverb
- /ˈræʃənəli/
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racionalmente
- She approached the problem rationally, considering all available evidence before making a decision.
- think rationally
- choose rationally
- act rationally
It's about living rationally, not just being rational.
- It's about living rationally, not just being rational.
- So when we think rationally, we think steadily.
- We cannot legitimately rationally infer anything.
- They feel so strongly that they cannot think rationally about constitutional rights.
- His point is is that we are incapable of rationally adjudicating conflicts.
- Why can't cooler heads just prevail and and treat things rationally like adults?
- So in that sense, decision making was secular and rationally informed.
- It just was a situation where I no longer had anything outside of me that was rationally wrong.
- The question is, is it possible to rationally derive the idea that human flourishing is good?
- I mean, because it just, it, it just makes sense and it shows that people who use drugs can and do behave rationally, as rationally as the rest of us.
- So trying to translate all philosophy into like if P, then QP, therefore Q, like that rationally follows logical deduction, that kind of stuff.
- We're interested in a situation, an aim, a rationally mandated conclusion, and a structurally mandated mechanism.
- We we believe if we think rationally, that we can understand and therefore control and predict everything.
- Virtues of character aren't things that you'd process rationally and come to acquire as the result of somebody telling them to you.
Examples
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So in that sense, decision making was secular and rationally informed.
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Those of you who want to discuss this thing rationally to find a means of rescue are welcome to join me.
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I do understand rationally why people do that.
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But what I should be doing, rationally speaking, is spending more money.
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Because he could focus clearly and rationally on things, he knew what was important and what was not.
Fiction book (1998) -
Please, just calm down, and we can talk about this rationally.
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It's about living rationally, not just being rational.
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Now that he was free of Robert, he could listen to the other man rationally, without anger.
Fiction book (1993) -
It is so refreshing to have somebody approach education so rationally.
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The magazine content reinforces the position that most women will reasonably and rationally choose reconstruction.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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2.4
In a sensible way that shows good judgment
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3.7
You think clearly and sensibly to reach a reasonable answer
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4.5
To consider facts without personal feelings or opinions
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3.7
In a way that shows good judgment and practical choices
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5.4
In a practical way that focuses on what works
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6.7
In a calm, fair way without strong feeling or bias
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4.1
In a calm, sensible way while thinking clearly
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Etymology
The word rationally comes from the Latin root ratio, which means 'reason' or 'calculation' and is like the English word ratio you meet in math. So, to act rationally is to use clear thinking and facts to decide.