rational
Definition 1
Behavior guided more by conscious reasoning than by experience, and not adversely affected by emotions.
Definition 2
Thinking process that employs logical, objective, and systematic methods in reaching a conclusion or solving a problem.
Definition 3
Person who is not mentally imbalanced or under the sway of overpowering emotions, can draw logical inferences, and is capable of normal mental process of weighing pros and cons of an action, choice, or decision. Opposite of insane. See also Reasonable.
rational is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law, Decision Making, Problem Solving, & Strategy and HR, Teams, & Training subjects.
rational appears in the definitions of the following terms:
energy conservation,
economic man,
time preference,
theory,
arbitrage pricing theory (APT),
rationality,
utility theory,
theory of rational expectations (TRE),
rational choice theory (RCT),
new classical economics
and
rational appears in the other terms:
rational apathy,
rational ignorance,
perfect rationality,
rationalization,
bounded rationality,
asset rationalization,
estimating rationale,
rationale,
instrumental rationality,
rational expectations
and
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