Sentence examples for rational criterion from inspiring English sources

Reliability analysis provides a rational criterion for comparison of the likely consequences of decisions taken under uncertainty.

In his view Kuhn's proposal leads to "the major disaster" of a "replacement of a rational criterion of science by a sociological one" (Popper 1974, 1146 1147).

The methodology of exergy analysis provides a rational criterion for determination of the optimal operating parameters for a specified configuration and for comparing different configurations.

Therefore, it is very important to keep adequate shear strength of mixes for preventing rutting and to determine a rational criterion of shear strength.

It is possible from this work to derive a rational criterion for the selection of the most adequate material for wear and erosion applications.

To study non-linear behavior of inclined cables, we extend here a rational criterion stemming from the virtual work principle, formerly proposed for horizontal cables.

I yield to no one, not even you, in looking to rational criteria for truth.

It clearly had nothing to do with how they looked: by any rational criteria, East 17 looked horrible.

The body, with its instinctual response, can orientate the mind in a particular direction or nudge it in another one if it feels it is going wrong, but in the end the mind must decide, using rational criteria.

A senior official in the Cuomo administration said that if the seniority rule were changed, its replacement would have to be "fair, rational criteria that will be the new rules of the road if layoffs are necessary".

Two thousand years later, America aims to select prisoners for parole by more rational criteria, such as "Are they likely to re-offend?"It turns out, however, that granting parole wisely is hard.