"pseudorational" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From pseudo- + rational. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|rational}} pseudo- + rational Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pseudorational (not comparable)
  1. Supposedly, but not actually, rational; having only a veneer of reason or logic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pseudorational-en-adj-JHmYw9XL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. (mathematics) Able to be expressed as the convolution ratio of distributions with compact support. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pseudorational-en-adj-saqk-YCG Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Topics: mathematics, sciences
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