rational
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Almost always the topic assumes a Western liberal-democratic definition of rational, which makes the question pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“Not only have all suppliers been more rational in capacity additions, the industry also has never seen a similar demand environment.”
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“This indicates that AI is making software engineers more productive, which in turn means that rational employers will want more of them, not less,” Windsor wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
And the court continues to conduct itself as though Trump is a rational actor who will hear a no as a no.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Let’s do the same thing with the rational numbers—but this time our carpets are sets of numbers.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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