rationale
ra·tio·nale
noun
1.
(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”
Origin
From Late Latin ratiōnāle.
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