raison

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁɛ.zɔ̃/, SAMPA: /RE.zO~/

[edit] Noun

raison f (plural raisons)

1. reason (cause)
2. reason (mental faculties)
3. (mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series)
4. (mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series)

[edit] Derived terms

• raison d’état