Portuguese

Alternative forms

• rasão (obsolete)
• rasaõ (obsolete)
• resão (obsolete)
• resaõ (obsolete)
• razaõ (obsolete)
• rezão (obsolete)
• rezaõ (obsolete)

Noun

razão f (plural razões)

1. reason (the ability to think correctly)

   Usar a razão dá resultados melhores do que usar a emoção.‎

   Using reason yields better results than using emotion.

2. reason; motive (the cause of an action or determination)

   Qual é a razão dessa briga?‎

   What is the reason for this fight?

3. correctness; rightness (to condition of being right)

   Eu acho que vai chover, ele acha que não. Logo veremos quem tem razão.‎

   I think it’s going to rain, he thinks it won’t. Soon we will see who is right (literally: who has correctness).

4. (mathematics) ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities)

   A razão dos lados desse retângulo é de 5/7.‎

   The ratio of this rectangle’s sides is 5/7.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:razão.

Synonyms

• (the ability to think correctly): raciocínio
• (motive): motivo

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