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(răshˊĭ-ŏs′ĭ-nā′shŭn)

Noun.

[L.

ratiocinatio

: cf. F.

ratiocination

The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.

Noun.

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