reasoning
The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
Example
“Her reasoning was clear and logical.”
Other meanings
A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.
Related words
- malreasoning
- metareasoning
- abductive reasoning
- case-based reasoning
- deductive reasoning
- emotional reasoning
- forward reasoning
- inductive reasoning
- motivated reasoning
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “reasoning” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.