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discursion

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[dih-skur-shuhn] / dɪˈskɜr ʃən /

noun

  1. an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.; a wandering or logically unconnected statement.

  2. the quality or characteristic of ranging from topic to topic; discursiveness; digressiveness.

  3. the process or procedure of rigorous formal analysis or demonstration, as distinguished from immediate or intuitive formulation.

Etymology

Origin of discursion

1525–35; < Late Latin discursiōn- (stem of discursiō ) a running to and fro. See discourse, -ion

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