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RATIOCINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Logical and methodical reasoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ratiocination" is a kind of...):
abstract thought; logical thinking; reasoning (thinking that is coherent and logical)
Derivation:
ratiocinate (reason methodologically and logically)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
Synonyms:
conclusion; ratiocination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ratiocination" is a kind of...):
proposition ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)
Meronyms (parts of "ratiocination"):
major term (the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion)
minor term (the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion)
Holonyms ("ratiocination" is a part of...):
syllogism (deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises)
