Rationalize: meaning, definitions and examples
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rationalize
[ หraส(ษ)nษหlaษชz ]
mathematics
To express a number, quantity, or expression in a form that is easier to work with or understand, especially by simplifying or eliminating unnecessary elements.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Can you rationalize the denominator of this fraction?
- We need to rationalize the equation before solving it.
Translations
Translations of the word "rationalize" in other languages:
๐ต๐น racionalizar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเคฐเฅเคเคธเคเคเคค เคฌเคจเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช rationalisieren
๐ฎ๐ฉ merasionalkan
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐััะพะฝะฐะปัะทัะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ racjonalizowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅ็ๅใใ (ใใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท rationaliser
๐ช๐ธ racionalizar
๐น๐ท rasyonalize etmek
๐ฐ๐ท ํฉ๋ฆฌํํ๋ค (hamnihwahada)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนููู
๐จ๐ฟ racionalizovat
๐ธ๐ฐ racionalizovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅ็ๅ (hรฉlวhuร )
๐ธ๐ฎ racionalizirati
๐ฎ๐ธ rรถkstyรฐja
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐัะธะพะฝะฐะปะธะทะฐัะธัะปะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แ แแชแแแแแแแแแชแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ rasionalizasiya etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ racionalizar
Etymology
The word 'rationalize' originated in the mid-17th century from the Latin word 'rationalis', meaning 'endowed with reason'. It was initially used in a philosophical context to describe the process of explaining or justifying something based on reason. Over time, the term was adopted in mathematics to refer to the process of simplifying or making sense of an expression or equation. Today, 'rationalize' is commonly used in both mathematical and general contexts to describe the act of making something more logical or understandable.
See also: irrational, rationalist, rationalization.