raison

French

noun
Definitions
  • reason cause
  • reason mental faculties
  • (mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series)
  • (mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reson inherited from Latin rātiō (judgment, reason).

Origin

Latin

rātiō

Gloss

judgment, reason

Concept
Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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