discursion

[ dih-skur-shuhn ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of discursion¹

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

Example Sentences

Discursion is an act of reflection, and though there is always less there can never be more in reflection than in intuition.

From Project Gutenberg

I make this discursion because, for a period, the paths of the two composers were parallel.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• detour
• footnote