RATIOCINATIVE

ratiocinative

(adjective) based on exact thinking; “one’s ratiocinative powers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

ratiocinative (comparative more ratiocinative, superlative most ratiocinative)

Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge.

Source: Wiktionary


Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive, a. Etym: [L. ratiocinativus.]

Definition: Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of proportions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; as, a ratiocinative process. The ratiocinative meditativeness of his character. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 September 2024

NECESSITATE

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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