ratiocinative

ratiocinative
adjective see ratiocination

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Ratiocinative — Ra ti*oc i*na*tive (r[a^]sh [i^]*[o^]s [i^]*n[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [L. ratiocinativus.] Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of propositions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the comparison;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ratiocinative — index deductible (provable), discursive (analytical), logical, pensive, rational, reasonable ( …   Law dictionary

  • ratiocinative — inferential (see under INFERENCE) Antonyms: intuitive …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ratiocinative — adjective /ˌræʃ.ɪˈɑs.əˌneɪ.tɪv/ Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge. Only those who realise how far Intuition soars above the tardy processes of ratiocinative thought can form the… …   Wiktionary

  • ratiocinative — adjective based on exact thinking one s ratiocinative powers • Similar to: ↑logical • Derivationally related forms: ↑ratiocinate …   Useful english dictionary

  • ratiocinative — ra·ti·oc·i·na·tive (răsh ē ŏsʹə nā tĭv) adj. Of, relating to, marked by, or skilled in methodical and logical reasoning. See Synonyms at logical. * * * …   Universalium

  • ratiocinative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Able to reason validly: analytic, analytical, logical, rational. See REASON …   English dictionary for students

  • ratiocinative — adj. pertaining to the reasoning process, pertaining to logical deduction ræʃɪ É‘sÉ™neɪtɪv / rætɪ É’snÉ™tɪv …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ratiocinative — rati·oci·na·tive …   English syllables

  • ratiocination — ratiocinative, adj. /rash ee os euh nay sheuhn, oh seuh , rat ee /, n. the process of logical reasoning. [1520 30; < L ratiocination (s. of ratiocinatio), equiv. to ratiocinat(us) (see RATIOCINATE) + ion ION] * * * …   Universalium

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