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n. (plural of rational English)
Usage examples of "rationals".
They supported each other cross-triad to an extent that Rationals and Parentals never did.
The Hard Ones assured him of that, as they assured all Rationals, but they also told him that it was his own inner consciousness that would mark the time unmistakably, and not any advice from outside.
There had been other young Rationals, all pulsing and shimmering and changing shape, despite the Parental signals on every side to stay firm and smooth and not disgrace the triad.
And there were other young Rationals to take in hand, so he did not see Losten as frequently as he once did.
Odeen found Losten with two half-grown Rationals in the Radiation Chamber.
It is a common thing among you Rationals, though I must admit no one improved in such great jumps as you did.
There was almost a perverse pride among Rationals in their relative poverty of perception.
Odeen was a Rational of Rationals, proud of reasoning rather than feeling, yet now he flung out the imperfect net of his emotional perception as far as he could.
Inside, where it counts, I'm all Rational, except that I hope I have more feeling for others than Rationals have.
The Rationals are made in the mental image of the Hard Ones, and the Hard Ones don't melt, and learning is terribly complefor them but the fun of teaching.
And new Rationals were needed constantly because the old ones were used up, were taught all they could be taught.
The Rationals are made in the mental image of the Hard Ones, and the Hard Ones don't melt, and learning is terribly complex for them since they already know so much.
And when old Rationals had absorbed what they could, they were destroyed and were taught, in advance, to call the destruction process "passing on" to spare their feelings.