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zweckrational

zweckrational adjective: pursued after evaluating its consequences and consideration of the various means to achieve it.

Adjective

zweckrational (comparative more zweckrational, superlative most zweckrational)

  1. Pursued after evaluating its consequences and consideration of the various means to achieve it.

Forms of zweckrational

comparativemore zweckrational
superlativemost zweckrational

Origin of zweckrational

From German. Used by Max Weber.

Words formed from zweckrational

Questions about zweckrational

What does zweckrational mean?
Zweckrational means pursued after evaluating its consequences and consideration of the various means to achieve it.
What part of speech is zweckrational?
Zweckrational is an adjective.

Words near zweckrational in the dictionary

  1. Zwarte Piet
  2. Zwartewaterland
  3. Zwarts
  4. zwastika
  5. zwastikas
  6. zweckrational
  7. zweckrationality
  8. zweckrationalität
  9. zweibein
  10. zweibeins
  11. Zweifach

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