RATIOCINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ratiocination mean? 

• RATIOCINATION (noun)
  The noun RATIOCINATION has 2 senses:

1. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

2. logical and methodical reasoning

  Familiarity information: RATIOCINATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RATIOCINATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

conclusion; ratiocination

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)

Sense 2

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)