ratiocination
"process of reasoning," 1530, from L. ratiocincationem (nom. ratiocincatio) "a reasoning," from ratiocincatus, pp. of ratiocinare "to calculate, deliberate," from ratio (see
ratio) + -cinari, which probably is related to conari "to try."
noun1. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow
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