Definition and Reasoning

Definition

Definition noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.

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Reasoning and definition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reasoning" instead a noun "Definition".

Reasoning noun - The thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems.

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Definition and reasoning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Definition" instead a noun "Reasoning".

Nearby Words: reason, reasonable, reasoned, reasonably

good	good definition	good reasoning
full	full definition	full reasoning
clear	clear definition	clear reasoning
exact	exact definition	exact reasoning
Other adjectives: specific, original, actual, real, little, practical, new, twisted, official, basic, different, scientific, higher, medical.

It largely centers around classifying intelligence, and the closest humans can come up with a definition for it is "displays human reasoning".

Source: Literature / Roadside Picnic
Polemarchus soon abandons his definition, and though Thrasymachus is regarded as one of Socratess more formidable opponents, he eventually does likewise.When Thrasymachus yields, Glaucon and his brother Adeimantus take his place, not convinced by Socratess reasoning.

Source: Literature / The Republic
The reasoning is that the IAU definition of a "planet" includes the requirement that it must have sufficient mass to have cleared its solar orbit of other objects (this is the requirement that Pluto fails).

Source: Science Marches On

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