ratiocination
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1. logical and methodical reasoning (noun.cognition)
2. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | proposition, |
| definition | : | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | major term, |
| definition | : | the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | minor term, |
| definition | : | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | syllogism, |
| definition | : | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises (noun.cognition) |
3. logical and methodical reasoning (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | ratiocinate, |
| definition | : | reason methodologically and logically (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | ratiocinate, |
| definition | : | reason methodologically and logically (verb.cognition) |
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