reasoning

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Noun

reasoning (plural reasonings)

1. Action of the verb to reason.
2. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises; abstract thought; ratiocination.

Synonyms

• (deduction of inferences): ratiocination
• rationale

Translations

action of the verb 'to reason'

• Asturian: razonamientu (ast) m
• Catalan: raonament (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 推理 (cmn) (tuīlǐ), 推論 (cmn), 推论 (cmn) (tuīlùn)

• Czech: uvažování (cs) n
• Dutch: redenering (nl) f
• French: raisonnement (fr) m
• Galician: razoamento (gl) m

• German: Argumentation (de) f
• Italian: ragionamento (it) m
• Japanese: 推論 (ja) (すいろん, suiron)
• Portuguese: razoamento (pt) m
• Russian: рассуждение (ru) (rassuždénije) n, аргументация (ru) (argumentácija) f
• Spanish: razonamiento (es) m

Verb

reasoning

1. Present participle of reason.

External links

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