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rational
Adjective
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If a person or an argument is rational, it makes sense and is based on good reasons.
Driving without a seatbelt is simply not rational.
Use of clean fuels is a healthier and more rational approach to meeting our energy needs.
Science is more linear, logical and rational than art.
I don't know what happened, but I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation.
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If a person is rational, they are calm and not emotional.
It's often difficult to remain rational when people are telling you you're terrible.
point
Noun
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A point is a position with no size, or a small dot.
These two lines meet at this point.
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A point is the sharp end of a knife or other sharp thing.
He used the point of the knife to make a hole in the can.
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The point of something is the reason or purpose for it.
The whole point of coming here was to plant this tree, so let's not go home without doing it.
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A point is a dot between two numbers. To the dot's right, you find a decimal.
The price has gone up by two point five percent.
point
Verb
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To point at something is to hold one finger (or a stick, arrow or other long, thin thing) in the direction of the thing so that people will look at the thing.
He pointed her toward the gate.