English noun: reasoning |
1. | reasoning (cognition) thinking that is coherent and logical |
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| Synonyms | abstract thought, logical thinking |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | analysis, analytic thinking, anticipation, argument, argumentation, conjecture, deduction, deductive reasoning, illation, inference, line, line of reasoning, logical argument, prediction, prevision, ratiocination, reasoning backward, regress, synthesis, synthesis, synthetic thinking |
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