All 3 Uses of
rational
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Faria, since their first acquaintance, had been on all points so rational and logical, so wonderfully sagacious, in fact, that he could not understand how so much wisdom on all points could be allied with madness.†
Chpt 17-18rational = reasonable
- He was, too, very learned, and rational enough on all points which did not relate to his treasure; but on that, indeed, he was intractable.†
Chpt 19-20
- And who are you, then, that arrogate to yourself this tyrannical right over free and rational beings?†
Chpt 105-106 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(rational as in: rational behavior) reasonable, able to think clearly, or based on logic rather than emotion
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, rational numbers in mathematics are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction consisting of only an integer in the numerator and denominator. For example, 1/3 is a rational number while pi is an irrational number.