ratiocinative

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌɹæʃ.ɪˈɑs.əˌneɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

ratiocinative

1. Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge.
   • 1888, H.P. Blavatsky,The Secret Doctrine, Vol I, Theosophical University Press, page 1:

     Only those who realise how far Intuition soars above the tardy processes of ratiocinative thought can form the faintest conception […]

   • 1957, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, Faber, page 80:

     […] bloodthirsty interest in the ratiocinative faculty […]

Related terms

• ratiocinate
• ratiocination

Translations

• French: ratiocinatif
• Spanish: raciocinativo

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