racional

/raθjoˈnal/ · B2 · adj

rational

🧠⚖️ racional = ratio + nal: thinking by ratio, weighing things in proportion

From Latin ratio, meaning reckoning or reason. Spanish racional is what follows reason, like a ratio compares amounts. Note the Spanish ending -nal matches English -nal, and ratio-nal is nearly rational.

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