hyperrational

adjective

hy·per·ra·tio·nal ˌhī-pər-ˈra-sh(ə-)nəl

variants or hyper-rational

: extremely rational

Would a secular, hyperrational country facing this same array of threats have acted differently?—

Fareed Zakaria

Work was supposed to be a hyperrational realm of logic, filled with timetables, organizational charts and returns on investment.—

Anne Kreamer

hyperrationality

ˌhī-pər-ˌra-shə-ˈna-lə-tē

noun

or hyper-rationality

A trained dancer and former computer programmer, Ms. Porter brings considerable physical finesse and a strange kind of hyperrationality to her work. —

Margaret Putnam

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Through dreamlike painting and photography, artists implicitly challenged the hyperrational structuring of society as a military power. —

Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021