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Webster 1913 Edition


Ratiocination

Raˊti-ocˊi-na′tion

(răshˊĭ-ŏs′ĭ-nā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
ratiocinatio
: cf. F.
ratiocination
.]
The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ratiocination

RATIOCINA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. ratiocinatio.] The act or process of reasoning, or of deducing consequences from premises. [See Reasoning.]