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ratiocination

American  
[rash-ee-os-uh-ney-shuhn, -oh-suh-, rat-ee-] / ˌræʃ iˌɒs əˈneɪ ʃən, -ˌoʊ sə-, ˌræt i- /

noun

  1. the process of logical reasoning.

Other Word Forms

  • ratiocinative adjective

Etymology

Origin of ratiocination

1520–30; < Latin ratiōcinātiōn- (stem of ratiōcinātiō ), equivalent to ratiōcināt ( us ) ( ratiocinate ) + -iōn- -ion

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