ratiocination

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

the process of logical reasoning.

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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of ratiocination

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ratiocination

ra·ti·oc·i·na·tive, adjective

Words nearby ratiocination

ratiné, ratio, ratio scale, ratio test, ratiocinate, ratiocination, ratiometer, ration, rational, rational form, rational function
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Words related to ratiocination

argumentation, coherence, inference, rationale, relationship, deduction, philosophy, syllogism, connection, sanity, reason, rationality, thesis, sense, dialectic, induction, linkage

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