English Explanatory Dictionary

reasoning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
  2. A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of reason

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ en-us-reasoning.ogg

Word forms

reasoning reasonings

Synonyms

ratiocination rationale reasons rationalization

Derived words

abductive reasoning case-based reasoning deductive reasoning emotional reasoning forward reasoning inductive reasoning malreasoning metareasoning motivated reasoning
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