rational solution

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meaningsofrationalandsolution

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rational
adjective
uk
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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solution
noun
uk
/səˈluː.ʃən/us
/səˈluː.ʃən/
the answer to ...
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(Definition ofrationalandsolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With this dilemma, the optimal andrationalsolutionis an adequate assessment of nitrogen status and its variability in agricultural landscapes.
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However, research with human subjects indicates that humans usually do not choose the individuallyrationalsolution.
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If a game has a uniquelyrationalsolution, then it must be an equilibrium point.
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At the time of completion, and common to the ethos of the age, the building was presented as arationalsolutionto technical problems.
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In both cases, defection is the individuallyrationalsolution.
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And if we mean something else by 'rationalsolution', what is that something else?
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Clinging to human rationality, in the face of evidence, must be a way of protecting faith in the existence of a "uniquerationalsolution" for every game - a supernatural claim.
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Scovel posited arationalsolutionto this enigma.
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The players look for arationalsolution, in the hope that one exists (they share the knowledge that some games may not have arationalsolution).
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The justification for the inclusion of adaptive behavior presumes that some agents may have a finite capacity for either gathering or processing the information necessary to obtain therationalsolution.
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I continue to meet them and to search for arationalsolutionto the problem.
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The problem of choosing between them has norationalsolution.
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Only time will show what the mostrationalsolutionwill be.
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I think that we are beginning to move towards arationalsolution.
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It seems to me that that is the onlyrationalsolutionto the problem.
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I trust and believe that this review foreshadows a more stable andrationalsolutionof what is admittedly a difficult problem.
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That is a sensible andrationalsolutionto the difficulties they identify.
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Therationalsolution, as in other fields of activity to-day, is for societies to amalgamate to form larger units.
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We look for a solution, and surely there is no otherrationalsolutionexcept the deliberate training and certifying of different grades of nurses.
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They will be voting against seeking arationalsolutionto genuine problems.
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