DISCURSION


Meaning of DISCURSION in English

/di skerr"sheuhn/ , n.

1. an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.; a wandering or logically unconnected statement.

2. the quality or characteristic of ranging from topic to topic; discursiveness; digressiveness.

3. the process or procedure of rigorous formal analysis or demonstration, as distinguished from immediate or intuitive formulation.

[ 1525-35; discursion- (s. of discursio ) a running to and fro. See DISCOURSE, -ION ]

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