RATIOCINATIVE


Meaning of RATIOCINATIVE in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌād.iv adjective

Etymology: Latin ratiocinativus, from ratiocinatus + -ivus -ive

1. : of or relating to ratiocination

ratiocinative powers

stimulate one's ratiocinative faculties — Max Beerbohm

2. : marked by or devoted to ratiocination

assume a dogmatic rather than a ratiocinative attitude — Scientific Monthly

our educational system … not basically ratiocinative — C.W.Shumaker

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.