ratiocination

English

/ɹætɪˌɒsɪˈneɪʃn̩/, /ɹætiˌɑsiˈneɪʃn̩/

noun
Definitions
  • Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
  • Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational.
  • A proposition arrived at by such thought.

Etymology

Borrowed from French ratiocination derived from Latin ratiōcinātiō (argumentation, a syllogism, ratiocination, reasoning) derived from Proto-Italic *rēōr derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-, *h₂reh₁- (put in order) suffix from English ratiocinate.

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English

ratiocinate

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