Ratiocination

  • 41thought — I (concept) noun belief, conception, credo, creed, hint, idea, insight, notion, opinion, perspective, point, proposal, rationale, suggestion, tenet, view II (concern) noun attentiveness, care, impression, philosophy, reaction, regard, sentiment,… …

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  • 42HOBBES (T.) — Thomas Hobbes appartient pratiquement à la génération de Descartes (il naît au moment où la Grande Armada menace l’Angleterre), mais sa longévité (il meurt à quatre vingt onze ans), la lenteur avec laquelle il élabore son œuvre laissent croire… …

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  • 43ratiociner — [ rasjɔsine ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • 1546 ; lat. ratiocinari, de ratio « calcul, compte » 1 ♦ Vx Faire des raisonnements. 2 ♦ (v. 1900) Mod. et littér. Se perdre en raisonnements, en considérations, en discussions interminables. ⇒ ergoter …

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  • 44raţiocinaţie — raţiocináţie s. f., art. raţiocináţia, g. d. art. raţiocináţiei; pl. raţiocináţii Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  RAŢIOCINÁŢIE s.f. (Liv.) Raţiocinare. [gen. iei, var. raţiocinaţiune …

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  • 45reason — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sanity, intellect, common sense, judgment, explanation; ground, cause. See reasoning. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The power of reasoning] Syn. understanding, intelligence, mind, sanity; see acumen ,… …

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  • 46reasoning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Process of understanding Nouns 1. reasoning, ratiocination, rationalism, deduction, dialectics, induction, generalization, logic, synthesis, syncretism, analysis, rationalization, discursive or circular… …

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  • 47ratiocinate — (v.) 1640s, from L. ratiocinatus, pp. of ratiocinare (see RATIOCINATION (Cf. ratiocination)) …

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  • 48inference — 1 deduction, conclusion, judgment (see under INFER) 2 Inference, ratiocination denote the process of arriving at conclusions from data or premises. Inference often connotes guesswork based on trivial or inadequate data or premises; in technical… …

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  • 49Coincide — Co in*cide , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coincided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coinciding}.] [L. co + incidere to fall on; in + cadere to fall: cf. F. co[ i]ncider. See {Chance}, n.] 1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one… …

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  • 50Coincided — Coincide Co in*cide , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coincided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coinciding}.] [L. co + incidere to fall on; in + cadere to fall: cf. F. co[ i]ncider. See {Chance}, n.] 1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when… …

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