Definitions for ratiocination
ra·ti·o·ci·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conclusion, ratiocinationnoun

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

2. ratiocinationnoun

   logical and methodical reasoning

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ratiocinationnoun

   Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.

2. ratiocinationnoun

   Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational.

3. ratiocinationnoun

   A proposition arrived at by such thought.

4. Etymology: From ratiocination, from ratiocinatio, from ratiocinatus, past participle of ratiocinari

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ratiocinationnoun

   The act of reasoning; the act of deducing consequences from premises.

   Etymology: ratiocinatio, Lat.

   In simple terms, expressing the open notions of things, which the second act of reason compoundeth into propositions, and the last into syllogisms and forms of ratiocination. Brown.

   Can any kind of ratiocination allow Christ all the marks of the Messiah, and yet deny him to be the Messiah? South.

   Such an inscription would be self-evident without any ratiocination or study, and could not fail constantly to exert its energy in their minds. Richard Bentley.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ratiocination

   Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, language, mathematics, and art, and is normally considered to be a distinguishing ability possessed by humans. Reason is sometimes referred to as rationality.Reasoning is associated with the acts of thinking and cognition, and involves the use of one's intellect. The field of logic studies the ways in which humans can use formal reasoning to produce logically valid arguments. Reasoning may be subdivided into forms of logical reasoning, such as deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, and abductive reasoning. Aristotle drew a distinction between logical discursive reasoning (reason proper), and intuitive reasoning, in which the reasoning process through intuition—however valid—may tend toward the personal and the subjectively opaque. In some social and political settings logical and intuitive modes of reasoning may clash, while in other contexts intuition and formal reason are seen as complementary rather than adversarial. For example, in mathematics, intuition is often necessary for the creative processes involved with arriving at a formal proof, arguably the most difficult of formal reasoning tasks. Reasoning, like habit or intuition, is one of the ways by which thinking moves from one idea to a related idea. For example, reasoning is the means by which rational individuals understand sensory information from their environments, or conceptualize abstract dichotomies such as cause and effect, truth and falsehood, or ideas regarding notions of good or evil. Reasoning, as a part of executive decision making, is also closely identified with the ability to self-consciously change, in terms of goals, beliefs, attitudes, traditions, and institutions, and therefore with the capacity for freedom and self-determination.In contrast to the use of "reason" as an abstract noun, a reason is a consideration given which either explains or justifies events, phenomena, or behavior. Reasons justify decisions, reasons support explanations of natural phenomena; reasons can be given to explain the actions (conduct) of individuals. Using reason, or reasoning, can also be described more plainly as providing good, or the best, reasons. For example, when evaluating a moral decision, "morality is, at the very least, the effort to guide one's conduct by reason—that is, doing what there are the best reasons for doing—while giving equal [and impartial] weight to the interests of all those affected by what one does."Psychologists and cognitive scientists have attempted to study and explain how people reason, e.g. which cognitive and neural processes are engaged, and how cultural factors affect the inferences that people draw. The field of automated reasoning studies how reasoning may or may not be modeled computationally. Animal psychology considers the question of whether animals other than humans can reason.

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1. ratiocination

   Ratiocination is the process of forming logical and rational judgements or conclusions based on reason or logic; deductive reasoning. It is the act of thinking critically in an attempt to deduce or infer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ratiocinationnoun

   the process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning

2. Etymology: [L. ratiocinatio: cf. F. ratiocination.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ratiocination in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of ratiocination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ratiocination
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ratiocination
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ratiocination
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratiocination
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratiocination