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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ratiocination /ˌratɪɒsɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n, ˌraʃɪ-/

▶noun formal the forming of judgements by a process of logic; reasoning.

– derivatives
ratiocinate verb,
ratiocinative adjective,
ratiocinator noun.

– origin C16: from L. ratiocinatio(n-), from ratiocinari ‘deliberate, calculate’, from ratio (see ratio).

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