| 单词 | ratiocination |
| 释义 | ratiocination (once / 15718 pages) n Take your time and think things through logically. That's what it means to use ratiocination to solve a problem. To correctly pronounce ratiocination say, "rat-ee-oh-seh-NA-shun." Ratiocination uses reason or logic to figure something out. It might involve determining probabilities, syllogisms, even mathematical formulas, or simply following all the steps in a process that you believe will lead you to the correct or best answer. Ratiocination is the opposite of taking a wild guess or just "going with your gut." WORD FAMILYratiocination: ratiocinations+/ratiocinate: ratiocinated, ratiocinates, ratiocinating, ratiocination, ratiocinative, ratiocinator/rationale: ratiocinate, rationales USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Sharpe addressed him directly, asking if the boy were capable yet of ratiocination, or was become dumb. M.T. Anderson, The Astonishing Life of Octavian No...(2006) After vain and vexatious jugglings with the dry tissues of unchastened ratiocination, simplicity and even ignorance brought their solace. Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford, Science and Medieval Thought—The Ha...(2012) He is evidently most at home in the regions of ratiocination. Turnbull, Robert, The Genius of Scotland—or Sketches...(2012) 1n the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) Syn|Hyper conclusion proposition (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false 2n logical and methodical reasoning Hyper abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning thinking that is coherent and logical |
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