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語源

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

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名詞

rationality (usually uncountable, plural rationalities)

1. 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.

同意語

• rationalness

派生語

Further reading

• “rationality”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “rationality”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.