rationnel

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ratiōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl/

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Adjective

rationnel (feminine rationnelle, masculine plural rationnels, feminine plural rationnelles)

1. rational; reasonable
2. (mathematics, number theory, arithmetic) rational (of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers)

   Antonym: irrationnel

Derived terms

• nombre rationnel

Further reading

• “rationnel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.