Data and Rationale

Data

Data noun - A collection of factual knowledge about something.

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Rationale and data are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rationale" instead a noun "Data".

Rationale noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Data and rationale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Data" instead a noun "Rationale".

human	human data	human rationale
similar	similar data	similar rationale
original	original data	original rationale
actual	actual data	actual rationale
Other adjectives: real, bad, important, basic, scientific.

Picard reluctantly agrees, leaving the matter on who should be the arbiter: Ardra chooses Data, under the rationale that as an android he is incapable of bias.

Source: Recap / Star Trek The Next Generation S 4 E 13 Devils Due
It's also actor Brent Spiner's rationale for Data's death in Nemesis; in that case, of course, the actor's aging couldn't be handwaved or worked into the plot, since Data is an ageless android.

Source: Character Aged with the Actor

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