Rationale

[,ræʃə'nɑːl] or [,ræʃə'næl]

Definition

(noun.) (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); 'the rationale for capital punishment'; 'the principles of internal-combustion engines'.

Typist: Psyche--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.

Editor: Natasha

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Reason, cause, theory, exposition, the why and the wherefore, the reason why, theoretical explanation, theoretical solution.

Typist: Lolita