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RATIONALE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
Example:
the principles of internal-combustion engines
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rationale" is a kind of...):
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rationale"):
dialectics (a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces)
Derivation:
ratiocinate (reason methodologically and logically)
Context examples:
A coded value specifying the motivation, cause or rationale that is explicitly NOT why an activity occurred.
(Non-Reason Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A coded value specifying that an expected reason for something occurring was not the motivation, cause or rationale in this particular case.
(Non-Reason Code, NCI Thesaurus)
The rationale why a medical history was not obtained.
(Medical History Reason Not Done, NCI Thesaurus)
The protocol usually also provides the background and rationale for the trial, but these could be represented in other protocol referenced documents.
(Clinical Study Protocol, NCI Thesaurus)
The rationale why an electrocardiogram was not obtained.
(Electrocardiogram Reason Not Done, NCI Thesaurus)
A chief rationale for peer review is that rarely is just one person, or one closely working group, able to spot every mistake or weakness in a complicated piece of work.
(Peer Review, NCI Thesaurus)
