Noun: ratiocination ,ra-shee,ó-su'ney-shun or ,ra-tee,ó-su'ney-shun
- Logical and methodical reasoning
"The detective's ratiocination led him step by step to the solution of the mystery"
- The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
"The ratiocination of the argument followed logically from the premises";
- conclusion
Derived forms: ratiocinations
Type of: abstract thought, logical thinking, proposition, reasoning
Part of: syllogism
Encyclopedia: Ratiocination