D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ratiocination

/(răsh`ĭ*ŏs"ĭ*nā"shŭn)/ · Ra·ti·oc·i·na·tion · IPA /ɹætiˌɑsiˈneɪʃn̩/
01 n. The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.
  1. 1.
    The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.