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ratiocination

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ra·ti·oc·i·nate  (rsh-s-nt)
intr.v. ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing, ra·ti·oc·i·nates
To reason methodically and logically.
[Latin raticinr, raticint-, from rati, calculation; see ratio.]
rati·oci·nation n.
rati·oci·nator n.
ratiocination
the process of logical reasoning or rational thought. — ratiocinative, adj.
See also: Thinking
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Noun1.ratiocination - the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
conclusion
syllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
major term - the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
minor term - the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
2.ratiocination - logical and methodical reasoning
abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical


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When it is impossible to stretch the very elastic threads of historical ratiocination any farther, when actions are clearly contrary to all that humanity calls right or even just, the historians produce a saving conception of "greatness.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
We know that for logicians (formerly at any rate) the concept is the simple and primitive element; next comes the judgment, uniting two or several concepts; then ratiocination, combining two or several judgments.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
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