The committee's decision to postpone the launch was praised for its rationality, as it avoided potential technical failures during the storm season.
委员会决定推迟发射因其合理性而受到赞扬，因为它避免了风暴季节期间可能的技术故障。
Which choice best defines “rationality”?
D — The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic. “rationality” means the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
Which word means “the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic”?
C — rationality. “rationality” means the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
rationality — the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic. In Chinese: 理性，合理性.
rationality is pronounced /ˌræʃəˈnæləti/.
The committee's decision to postpone the launch was praised for its rationality, as it avoided potential technical failures during the storm season. (委员会决定推迟发射因其合理性而受到赞扬，因为它避免了风暴季节期间可能的技术故障。)
logic, reason, soundness — all close in meaning to rationality (the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic).
irrationality, folly — each the opposite of rationality (the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic).
Yes. rationality is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.