ratiocination

[ rash-ee-os-uh-ney-shuhn, -oh-suh-, rat-ee- ]
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noun
  1. the process of logical reasoning.

Origin of ratiocination

1
1520–30; <Latin ratiōcinātiōn- (stem of ratiōcinātiō), equivalent to ratiōcināt(us) (see ratiocinate) + -iōn--ion

Other words from ratiocination

  • ra·ti·oc·i·na·tive, adjective

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