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Definition of ratiocination noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ratiocination

noun
 
/ˌrætiˌɒsɪˈneɪʃn/
 
/ˌreɪʃiˌəʊsɪˈneɪʃn/
 [uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the process of thinking or arguing about something in a logical wayTopics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin ratiocinat- ‘deliberated, calculated’, from the verb ratiocinari, from ratio (see ratio).
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