Ratiocination
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ratiocination — [ rasjɔsinasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1495; lat. ratiocinatio ♦ Littér. Action de ratiociner; argument ou raisonnement vain et exagérément subtil. ⇒ argutie. « où l on souhaite de la musique, on trouve de l éloquence et de la ratiocination » (A. Gide). ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ratiocination — I noun analysis, argumentation, cerebration, cogitation, deduction, dialectics, intellection, intellectual ization, logic, ratiocinatio, rationality, rationalization, reasoning, thinking, thought II index contemplation, deduction (con … Law dictionary
ratiocination — (n.) process of reasoning, 1520s, from L. ratiocinationem (nom. ratiocinatio) a reasoning, from ratiocinatus, pp. of ratiocinare to calculate, deliberate, from ratio (see RATIO (Cf. ratio)) + cinari, which probably is related to conari to try… … Etymology dictionary
ratiocination — *inference Antonyms: intuition … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ratiocination — Ratiocination. s. f. Raisonnement … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
ratiocination — (ra sio si na sion) s. f. Terme de philosophie. Action de ratiociner, d user de la raison. • Pour les philosophes qui en ont écrit [de la science civile], leur ratiocination est d ordinaire si sèche et si décharnée que...., BALZ. liv. VII, lett … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ratiocination — ratiocinative, adj. /rash ee os euh nay sheuhn, oh seuh , rat ee /, n. the process of logical reasoning. [1520 30; < L ratiocination (s. of ratiocinatio), equiv. to ratiocinat(us) (see RATIOCINATE) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
ratiocination — noun Date: circa 1530 1. the process of exact thinking ; reasoning 2. a reasoned train of thought • ratiocinative adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
RATIOCINATION — n. f. Action de ratiociner … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
ratiocination — noun /ˌratɪˌɒsɨˈneɪʃn/ a) Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning. b) Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational. Syn … Wiktionary
