deductive vs rational

deductive

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning). 

  • Based on inferences from general principles. 

rational

adj
  • Capable of reasoning. 

  • Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness. 

  • Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd. 

  • Of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials. 

  • Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; said of formulae. 

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

  • Expressing a physical object. 

noun
  • A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers. 

  • The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests. 

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