ra|tion|ale

ra|tion|ale
ra|tion|ale «RASH uh NAL; -NAH lee, -NAY-», noun.
1. the fundamental reason; the whys and wherefores: »

We must examine the rationale of the rule (Edgar Allan Poe).

2. a statement of reasons; reasoned principles »

The rationale of this policy was spelled out in letters written by Stalin and published in “Bolshevik” on October 2, 1952 (W. Averell Harriman).

[< Latin ratiōnāle, neuter of ratiōnālis rational < ratiō; see etym. under ratio (Cf.ratio)]

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