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Rationale

Rationale Meaning & Definition
Rationale Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rationale?

[n] 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"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rationale: principle

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See Also | dialectics | explanation

Rationale In Webster's Dictionary

\Ra`tion*a"le\, n. [L. rationalis, neut. rationale. See {Rational}, a.] An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or like; also, the principles themselves.

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