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reasoning

[ ree-zuh-ning, reez-ning ]

noun

  1. the act or process of a person who reasons.
  2. the process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.
  3. the reasons, arguments, proofs, etc., resulting from this process.


reasoning

/ ˈːəɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or process of drawing conclusions from facts, evidence, etc
  2. the arguments, proofs, etc, so adduced
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sDz·Բ· adverb
  • 󲹱-sDz·Բ adjective
  • ԴDz·sDz·Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reasoning1

First recorded in 1325–75, reasoning is from the Middle English word resoninge. See reason, -ing 2
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If policy rests upon transparently flawed economic reasoning or arbitrary distinctions lacking rational explanation, courts not only have the authority but also the constitutional duty to intervene.

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I can get the reasoning to build out his role, but the gags are clunky from the get-go, including a tedious stretch in which Braxton whines about his urgent desire to adopt a corgi.

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But, again, they are worth laughing at for their venal stupidity, empty reasoning, and sheer chutzpah in preaching the unbelievable to the unknowing and uncaring.

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The exact timing or reasoning of the operation is unclear.

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"The judge's application of the law and his reasoning on the appropriate sanction in this case both exhibit a meticulous approach," they said.

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