reason
noun
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc..
is reasoning
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present progressiveof reason (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“It might sound like it is reasoning; however, it is bound by its data set.”
From Scientific American ● May 25, 2023
How is reasoning from specific instances to generalizations similar to reasoning from the past to the future?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
There is reasoning behind his Simon Cowell level of cut-throat micro-management.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2013
The heart contingent exploring the timing hypothesis is reasoning the same way.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2010
There is no hard-and-fast line between the two kinds of reasoning, but we may say that a deduction is reasoning out a guess and an induction is guessing out a reason.
From The Woodpeckers by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
