(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
“the rationale for capital punishment”
Word Forms
ratiocinate
verb
reason methodologically and logically
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Begründung
(Gesetz) eine Erklärung der grundlegenden Gründe (insbesondere eine Erklärung der Funktionsweise eines Geräts im Hinblick auf Naturgesetze)
🇫🇷French
raisonnement
(loi) une explication des raisons fondamentales (en particulier une explication du fonctionnement d'un appareil en termes de lois de la nature)
🇪🇸Spanish
razón fundamental
(ley) una explicación de las razones fundamentales (especialmente una explicación del funcionamiento de algún dispositivo en términos de leyes de la naturaleza)
🇮🇹Italian
logica
(legge) una spiegazione delle ragioni fondamentali (in particolare una spiegazione del funzionamento di alcuni dispositivi in termini di leggi della natura)
🇳🇱Dutch
redenering
(wet) een uitleg van de fundamentele redenen (vooral een uitleg van de werking van een apparaat in termen van natuurwetten)
🇵🇹Portuguese
justificativa
(lei) uma explicação das razões fundamentais (especialmente uma explicação do funcionamento de algum dispositivo em termos de leis da natureza)
🇷🇺Russian
обоснование
(закон) объяснение фундаментальных причин (особенно объяснение работы какого-либо устройства с точки зрения законов природы)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
औचित्य
(कानून) मूलभूत कारणों की व्याख्या (विशेषकर प्रकृति के नियमों के संदर्भ में किसी उपकरण की कार्यप्रणाली की व्याख्या)
🇧🇩Bengali
যুক্তি
(আইন) মৌলিক কারণগুলির একটি ব্যাখ্যা (বিশেষত প্রকৃতির আইনের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে কিছু ডিভাইসের কাজের ব্যাখ্যা)
🇮🇳Tamil
பகுத்தறிவு
(சட்டம்) அடிப்படைக் காரணங்களின் விளக்கம் (குறிப்பாக இயற்கையின் விதிகளின்படி சில சாதனங்களின் செயல்பாட்டின் விளக்கம்)
🇮🇳Telugu
హేతుబద్ధత
(చట్టం) ప్రాథమిక కారణాల వివరణ (ముఖ్యంగా ప్రకృతి నియమాల పరంగా కొన్ని పరికరం యొక్క పని యొక్క వివరణ)
🇮🇳Marathi
तर्क
(कायदा) मूलभूत कारणांचे स्पष्टीकरण (विशेषत: निसर्गाच्या नियमांनुसार काही उपकरणाच्या कार्याचे स्पष्टीकरण)
🇮🇳Gujarati
તર્ક
(કાયદો) મૂળભૂત કારણોની સમજૂતી (ખાસ કરીને કુદરતના નિયમોના સંદર્ભમાં કેટલાક ઉપકરણના કાર્યનું સમજૂતી)
🇮🇳Kannada
ತರ್ಕಬದ್ಧತೆ
(ಕಾನೂನು) ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಕಾರಣಗಳ ವಿವರಣೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯ ನಿಯಮಗಳ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಕೆಲವು ಸಾಧನದ ಕೆಲಸದ ವಿವರಣೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
യുക്തി
(നിയമം) അടിസ്ഥാന കാരണങ്ങളുടെ വിശദീകരണം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പ്രകൃതി നിയമങ്ങളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ ചില ഉപകരണങ്ങളുടെ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ വിശദീകരണം)
(hukum) penjelasan tentang sebab-sebab yang mendasar (khususnya penjelasan tentang cara kerja suatu alat ditinjau dari hukum alam)
🇵🇭Filipino
katwiran
(batas) isang paliwanag ng mga pangunahing dahilan (lalo na ang isang paliwanag ng paggana ng ilang aparato sa mga tuntunin ng mga batas ng kalikasan)
🇲🇾Malay
rasional
(undang-undang) penjelasan tentang sebab-sebab asas (terutama penjelasan tentang kerja beberapa peranti dari segi undang-undang alam)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الأساس المنطقي
(قانون) شرح للأسباب الأساسية (خاصة شرح عمل بعض الأجهزة فيما يتعلق بقوانين الطبيعة)
🇮🇷Persian
منطقی
(قانون) توضیح دلایل اساسی (به ویژه توضیح عملکرد برخی از دستگاه ها از نظر قوانین طبیعت)
🇹🇷Turkish
mantık
(kanun) temel nedenlerin açıklaması (özellikle bazı cihazların çalışmasının doğa kanunlarına göre açıklanması)
🇮🇱Hebrew
רציונל
(חוק) הסבר של הסיבות הבסיסיות (במיוחד הסבר על פעולתו של מכשיר כלשהו במונחים של חוקי הטבע)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'rationale'?
The primary meaning of 'rationale' is '(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rationale' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'rationale' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'rationale' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'rationale' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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In your opinion, does the word 'rationale' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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