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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:

Ra·ti·oc·i·na·tion


n. (răsh`ĭ*ŏs"ĭ*nā"shŬn)

[L. ratiocinatio: cf. F. ratiocination.]
The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.


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    Exact, valid, and rational reasoning: logic, rationality, reason. See reason/unreason.

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The process of reasoned, rational, exact thought.
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the process of exact thinking: reasoning; a reasoned train of thought
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IN BRIEF: Reasoning based on formal logic.

pronunciation They used ratiocination to arrive at the unexpected conclusion.

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