ratiocination

1. 1.

   the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

   Synonymsconclusion

   Broaderproposition

   Part ofsyllogism

   Partsmajor termminor term
2. 2.

   logical and methodical reasoning

   Broaderreasoning

Other forms of ratiocination

plural

ratiocinations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ratiocination

What does ratiocination mean?

ratiocination means "the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ratiocination?

ratiocination has 7 syllables: ra-ti-o-ci-na-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for ratiocination?

Close synonyms include conclusion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ratiocination a common word?

ratiocination is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.