ratiocination
1ratiocination — [ 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). ●… …
2Ratiocination — Ra ti*oc i*na tion (r[a^]sh [i^]*[o^]s [i^]*n[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. ratiocinatio: cf. F. ratiocination.] The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning. [1913 Webster] …
3ratiocination — I noun analysis, argumentation, cerebration, cogitation, deduction, dialectics, intellection, intellectual ization, logic, ratiocinatio, rationality, rationalization, reasoning, thinking, thought II index contemplation, deduction (con …
4ratiocination — (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… …
5ratiocination — *inference Antonyms: intuition …
6ratiocination — Ratiocination. s. f. Raisonnement …
7ratiocination — (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 …
8ratiocination — 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] * * * …
9ratiocination — noun Date: circa 1530 1. the process of exact thinking ; reasoning 2. a reasoned train of thought • ratiocinative adjective …
10RATIOCINATION — n. f. Action de ratiociner …
