how to pronounce rational

/ˈɹæʃənəl/

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rational is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of rational in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… visual art rejecting the rational and …”

meaning of rational

Rational means logical and based on reason.

rational frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word rational occurs in english on average 12.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics rational can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that rational can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;