To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.
A fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion.
A justification for something existing or happening.
present reasons and arguments
a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
think logically
a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
a justification for something existing or happening
