reasoning

reasoning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: rea‧son‧ing

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Noun

reasoning (countable and uncountable, plural reasonings)

1. (uncountable) 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. (countable) A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.

Synonyms

• (deduction of inferences): ratiocination, rationale, reasons, rationalization

Translations

deduction of inferences or interpretations

Asturian: razonamientu m Bulgarian: разсъждение (bg) n (razsǎždenie) Catalan: raonament (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 推理 (zh) (tuīlǐ), 推論／推论 (zh) (tuīlùn) Czech: uvažování n Dutch: redenering (nl) f Esperanto: rezono, rezonado French: raisonnement (fr) m Galician: razoamento (gl) m Georgian: განსჯა (gansǯa) German: Argumentation (de) f Greek: σκεπτικό (el) n (skeptikó), συλλογιστική (el) f (syllogistikí) Ancient: λογισμός m (logismós) Italian: ragionamento (it) m Japanese: 推論 (ja) (すいろん, suiron) Latin: ratiocinatio f Norwegian: Bokmål: tankegang m Nynorsk: tankegang m Polish: dowodzenie (pl) n, argumentacja (pl) f Portuguese: razoamento (pt) m Russian: рассужде́ние (ru) n (rassuždénije), аргумента́ция (ru) f (argumentácija) Slovak: uvažovanie Spanish: razonamiento (es) m

Verb

reasoning

1. present participle of reason

Further reading

• reasoning in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• reasoning in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911