rational

/ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/adj
Middle School
1

Capable of reasoning.

2

Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.

3

Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness.

4

Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.

5

Of an algebraic expression in indeterminates, or more generally a function: capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.

6

Of a variety: (informally) geometrically simple almost everywhere; (formally) birationally equivalent to projective space

7

Of a function between varieties: acting as a morphism on an open subset of its domain.

8

Of a point on an algebraic variety over a field: whose coordinates belong to the field in question (in contrast to those points of the variety which are only defined over the algebraic closure of the base field).

9

synonymous replacement for "condensed" in condensed formula.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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