Underlying Rationale Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a relation that provides the foundation for something • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • the most important or necessary part of something
	46%	9		Underlying theory
	noun • (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
	27%	7		Offer a rationale
	verb • make plain and comprehensible • define • serve as a reason or cause or justification of

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