Definitions for reasoning
ˈri zə nɪŋ, ˈriz nɪŋrea·son·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thoughtadjective

   thinking that is coherent and logical

2. intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)adjective

   endowed with the capacity to reason

Wiktionary(4.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reasoningnoun

   Action of the verb to reason.

2. reasoningnoun

   The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises; abstract thought; ratiocination.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Reasoning

   of Reason

2. Reasoningnoun

   the act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons

3. Reasoningnoun

   that which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reasoning

   The act, fact and natural quality of practical and logical reason

   Reasoning is important for human beings.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reasoning' in Nouns Frequency: #3005

How to pronounce reasoning?

1. Alex

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   Mia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reasoning in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reasoning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of reasoning in a Sentence

1. John Quincy Adams:

   Law logic -- an artificial system of reasoning, exclusively used in courts of justice, but good for nothing anywhere else.

2. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   The inner world reflects our essence, our philosophical reasoning. The world passing through the prism of its own logic, passes through our hands, the world of people is endlessly abundant.

3. Mike Loven:

   I really can't explain the reasoning behind the decision other than that on June 6, 2016 I woke up with a premonition from God that I was going back to school, i was going to GCU and it was going to be a surprise to everybody.

4. Pavel Popescu:

   The supreme reasoning behind our stance is the partnership with America and our key role in NATO's architecture.

5. Antoine Rivarol:

   Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

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