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noun
the process of logical reasoning.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin ratiōcinātiōn- (stem of ratiōcinātiō), equivalent to ratiōcināt(us) (see ratiocinate) + -iōn- -ion
1520–30; < Latin ratiōcinātiōn- (stem of ratiōcinātiō), equivalent to ratiōcināt(us) (see ratiocinate) + -iōn- -ion
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ra·ti·oc·i·na·tive, adjective
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ratiocination
"process of reasoning," 1530, from L. ratiocincationem (nom. ratiocincatio) "a reasoning," from ratiocincatus, pp. of ratiocinare "to calculate, deliberate," from ratio (see ratio) + -cinari, which probably is related to conari "to try."
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