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adj
- consistent with or based on or using reason
- Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.
- of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
- having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)
- capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
- (algebraic geometry) Of a point on an algebraic variety over a field: whose coordinates belong to the field in question (in contrast to those points of the variety which are only defined over the algebraic closure of the base field).
- (of a person or personal characteristics) Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness.
- (arithmetic) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.
- (algebraic geometry) Of a variety: (informally) geometrically simple almost everywhere; (formally) birationally equivalent to projective space
- Capable of reasoning.
- (algebraic geometry) Of a function between varieties: acting as a morphism on an open subset of its domain.
- (algebra) Of an algebraic expression in indeterminates, or more generally a function: capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.
noun
adj
noun
noun
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization.
noun
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (economics) The reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency through the reallocation of resources and changes in its workforce.
- (psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
- (mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
- A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
noun
- Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational.
- logical and methodical reasoning
- A proposition arrived at by such thought.
- Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
verb
- derive by reason
- To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
verb
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize.
verb
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- To make something rational or more rational.
- (mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
- To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
- To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
adj
- capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
- marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
- based on known statements or events or conditions
- capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
- (computing) Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression
- Reasonable.
- (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic; sequacious.
verb
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
- keep an account of
- to give an account or representation of in words
- be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
- (intransitive) To establish the location for someone.
- (transitive) To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
- (intransitive) To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
- (intransitive) To consider that.
- Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
noun
- importance or value
- a record or narrative description of past events
- a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
- the quality of taking advantage
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- grounds
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- a short account of the news
- the act of informing by verbal report
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
- (banking) A bank account.
- (uncountable) Profit; advantage.
- Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
- A record of events; a relation or narrative.
- Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
- (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
verb
noun
- the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
- reasoned and reasonable judgment
- (countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.
- (uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
- (countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
- (uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
- (countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
- (philosophy, logic) The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
- (uncountable) The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.
- a system of reasoning
- the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
- the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
adj
adj
- of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion
- relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
- resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
- derived or capable of being derived by inference
- based on interpretation; not directly expressed
- Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference.
adj
- of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
- inducing or influencing; leading on
- arising from inductance
- (logic) Of, or relating to logical induction, by generalizing a universal claim or principle from the observed particular instances.
- (physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance.
- Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
- Introductory or preparatory.
verb
- reason or establish by induction
- produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- cause to arise
- cause to occur rapidly
- (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
- (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
- (transitive, logic) To infer by induction.
- (transitive) To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
- (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
adj
- showing reason or sound judgment
- aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
- able to feel or perceive
- readily perceived by the senses
- Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
- (especially formally) Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
- Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
noun
- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
- any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
- (Hegelianism, Marxism) development by way of overcoming internal contradictions
- A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
- a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
adj
adj
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
- having a legally established claim
- worthy of being depended on
- conforming to definitive criteria
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level
- (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
- (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
- (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Loyal, faithful.
- (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
- As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
- (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
- (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target.
- Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
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adv
verb
noun
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
verb
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- present reasons and arguments
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
adj
- involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact
- based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
- (linguistics, conlanging) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.
- Presumed without analysis.
- (logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
- Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
adv
adj
- involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
- requiring evidence for validation or support
- (logic, philosophy) Involving induction of theories from facts.
- (linguistics, conlanging) Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.
adv
adj
- inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
- so unreasonable as to invite derision
- Dealing with absurdism.
- Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
- Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
noun
- a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
- (philosophy, often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
- a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- an amount or percentage deducted
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
- (law, finance) A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
- A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- the combination of ideas into a complex whole
- (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
- (military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
- The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
- (medicine) The reunion of parts that have been divided.
- An Ancient Roman dining-garment.
- (signal processing) Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
- (grammar) The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
- (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
- (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
- (rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
noun
- Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
- The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- an idea or conclusion having general application
- (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
noun
- Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
- (mathematics) A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
- An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
- an idea or conclusion having general application
- (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
noun
adj
- (logic) Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
- well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
- Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
- (Christianity, theology) Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.
- Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
- Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
- (logic) Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
- still legally acceptable
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
- (intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
- (intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- grant exemption or release to
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
noun
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
verb
- To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
- (intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
- (intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.
- carry on a conversation
- to consider or examine in speech or writing
- talk at length and formally about a topic
noun
- (social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
- (countable) Any rational expression, reason.
- (countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
- (uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
- (countable) A conversation.
- (Internet, uncountable) Lengthy, often heated debate over controversial subject matter, particularly within fandom and activist spaces. Sometimes rendered as a proper noun with the definite article (i.e. "the Discourse").
- an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
- extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
verb
- be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
- to measure up to in kind or quality
- determine the sum of
- add up in number or quantity
- (transitive, of a numerical amount) To take the sum of; to total.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
- (intransitive) To accumulate; to amount to.
verb
- be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
- (generally negated, bodybuilding slang) To be in the realm of the ordinary, to be not particularly developed.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be sensible, coherent, reasonable.
- (informal) Used to express interest or desire in something; to be pleasing or beneficial; to work, be operative, or be advantageous to.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, with of) To decipher or understand.
adj
- following a correct or logical method
- in keeping with the facts
- not homosexual
- (of hair) having no waves or curls
- neatly arranged; not disorderly
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- free from curves or angles
- without evasion or compromise
- no longer coiled
- erect in posture
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
- having no deviations
- successive (without a break)
- characterized by honesty and fairness
- accurately fitted; level
- Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
- (telegraphy, historical, of a telegram) Sent at a full rate for immediate delivery; being a fast telegram.
- (informal, of people, reciprocal) On good terms.
- Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
- (tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
- (colloquial) Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable.
- Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
- (engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.
- In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
- (cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
- (colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.
- (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
- Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- (slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified.
- (colloquial) Heterosexual.
- Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
- (informal, of a person) OK, all right, fine; in a good state or situation.
- (fashion) Not plus size; thin.
- In proper order; as it should be.
- (colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but not always, specifically between heterosexual people).
- (rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow.
- (sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain as such throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
- Serious rather than comedic.
- (slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.
- (US, politics) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
- (US, politics) Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a single party and no others.
noun
- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
- A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments.
- (slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
- (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana.
- (colloquial) A heterosexual.
- A cat that has straight ears despite belonging to a breed that often has folded ears.
- (poker) Five cards in sequence.
- Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
adv
- without deviation
- in a straight line; in a direct course
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
- Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- Continuously; without interruption or pause.
- Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.
verb
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- obtain
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
- obtain from a particular source
- (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
- (transitive, mathematics, proscribed) To differentiate (a function).
- To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- conclude by reasoning; in logic
- believe to be the case
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- draw from specific cases for more general cases
- (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
- (transitive, often proscribed) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
adj
- logically valid
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- exercising or showing good judgment
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
noun
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
verb
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
adv
intj
noun
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization.
noun
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (economics) The reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency through the reallocation of resources and changes in its workforce.
- (psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
- (mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
- A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
noun
- Thought or reasoning that is exact, valid and rational.
- logical and methodical reasoning
- A proposition arrived at by such thought.
- Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
noun
- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
- any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
- (Hegelianism, Marxism) development by way of overcoming internal contradictions
- A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
- a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
adj
noun
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
verb
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- present reasons and arguments
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
- a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- an amount or percentage deducted
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
- (law, finance) A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
- A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- the combination of ideas into a complex whole
- (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
- (military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
- The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
- (medicine) The reunion of parts that have been divided.
- An Ancient Roman dining-garment.
- (signal processing) Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
- (grammar) The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
- (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
- (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
- (rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
noun
- Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
- The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- an idea or conclusion having general application
- (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
noun
- Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
- (mathematics) A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
- An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
- an idea or conclusion having general application
- (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
verb
noun
- the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
- reasoned and reasonable judgment
- (countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.
- (uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
- (countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
- (uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
- (countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
- (philosophy, logic) The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
- (uncountable) The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.
- a system of reasoning
- the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
- the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
adj
noun
verb
- derive by reason
- To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
verb
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize.
verb
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- To make something rational or more rational.
- (mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
- To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
- To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
verb
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
- keep an account of
- to give an account or representation of in words
- be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
- (intransitive) To establish the location for someone.
- (transitive) To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
- (intransitive) To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
- (intransitive) To consider that.
- Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
noun
- importance or value
- a record or narrative description of past events
- a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
- the quality of taking advantage
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- grounds
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- a short account of the news
- the act of informing by verbal report
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
- (banking) A bank account.
- (uncountable) Profit; advantage.
- Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
- A record of events; a relation or narrative.
- Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
- (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
verb
noun
- the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
- reasoned and reasonable judgment
- (countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.
- (uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
- (countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
- (uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
- (countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
- (philosophy, logic) The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
- (uncountable) The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.
- a system of reasoning
- the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
- the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
adj
verb
- reason or establish by induction
- produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- cause to arise
- cause to occur rapidly
- (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
- (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
- (transitive, logic) To infer by induction.
- (transitive) To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
- (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
- (intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
- (intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- grant exemption or release to
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
noun
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
verb
- To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
- (intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
- (intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.
- carry on a conversation
- to consider or examine in speech or writing
- talk at length and formally about a topic
noun
- (social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
- (countable) Any rational expression, reason.
- (countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
- (uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
- (countable) A conversation.
- (Internet, uncountable) Lengthy, often heated debate over controversial subject matter, particularly within fandom and activist spaces. Sometimes rendered as a proper noun with the definite article (i.e. "the Discourse").
- an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
- extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
verb
- be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
- to measure up to in kind or quality
- determine the sum of
- add up in number or quantity
- (transitive, of a numerical amount) To take the sum of; to total.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
- (intransitive) To accumulate; to amount to.
verb
- be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
- (generally negated, bodybuilding slang) To be in the realm of the ordinary, to be not particularly developed.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be sensible, coherent, reasonable.
- (informal) Used to express interest or desire in something; to be pleasing or beneficial; to work, be operative, or be advantageous to.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, with of) To decipher or understand.
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- obtain
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
- obtain from a particular source
- (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
- (transitive, mathematics, proscribed) To differentiate (a function).
- To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- conclude by reasoning; in logic
- believe to be the case
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- draw from specific cases for more general cases
- (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
- (transitive, often proscribed) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
noun
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
verb
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- present reasons and arguments
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
adj
- consistent with or based on or using reason
- Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.
- of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
- having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)
- capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
- (algebraic geometry) Of a point on an algebraic variety over a field: whose coordinates belong to the field in question (in contrast to those points of the variety which are only defined over the algebraic closure of the base field).
- (of a person or personal characteristics) Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness.
- (arithmetic) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.
- (algebraic geometry) Of a variety: (informally) geometrically simple almost everywhere; (formally) birationally equivalent to projective space
- Capable of reasoning.
- (algebraic geometry) Of a function between varieties: acting as a morphism on an open subset of its domain.
- (algebra) Of an algebraic expression in indeterminates, or more generally a function: capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.
noun
adj
noun
adj
- capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
- marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
- based on known statements or events or conditions
- capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
- (computing) Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression
- Reasonable.
- (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic; sequacious.
adj
- of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion
- relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
- resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
- derived or capable of being derived by inference
- based on interpretation; not directly expressed
- Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference.
adj
- of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
- inducing or influencing; leading on
- arising from inductance
- (logic) Of, or relating to logical induction, by generalizing a universal claim or principle from the observed particular instances.
- (physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance.
- Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
- Introductory or preparatory.
adj
- showing reason or sound judgment
- aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
- able to feel or perceive
- readily perceived by the senses
- Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
- (especially formally) Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
- Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
adj
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
- having a legally established claim
- worthy of being depended on
- conforming to definitive criteria
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level
- (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
- (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
- (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Loyal, faithful.
- (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
- As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
- (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
- (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target.
- Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
noun
adv
verb
adj
- involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact
- based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
- (linguistics, conlanging) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.
- Presumed without analysis.
- (logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
- Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
adv
adj
- involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
- requiring evidence for validation or support
- (logic, philosophy) Involving induction of theories from facts.
- (linguistics, conlanging) Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.
adv
adj
- inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
- so unreasonable as to invite derision
- Dealing with absurdism.
- Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
- Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
noun
- a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
- (philosophy, often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
adj
- (logic) Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
- well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
- Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
- (Christianity, theology) Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.
- Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
- Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
- (logic) Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
- still legally acceptable
adj
- following a correct or logical method
- in keeping with the facts
- not homosexual
- (of hair) having no waves or curls
- neatly arranged; not disorderly
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- free from curves or angles
- without evasion or compromise
- no longer coiled
- erect in posture
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
- having no deviations
- successive (without a break)
- characterized by honesty and fairness
- accurately fitted; level
- Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
- (telegraphy, historical, of a telegram) Sent at a full rate for immediate delivery; being a fast telegram.
- (informal, of people, reciprocal) On good terms.
- Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
- (tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
- (colloquial) Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable.
- Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
- (engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.
- In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
- (cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
- (colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.
- (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
- Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- (slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified.
- (colloquial) Heterosexual.
- Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
- (informal, of a person) OK, all right, fine; in a good state or situation.
- (fashion) Not plus size; thin.
- In proper order; as it should be.
- (colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but not always, specifically between heterosexual people).
- (rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow.
- (sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain as such throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
- Serious rather than comedic.
- (slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.
- (US, politics) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
- (US, politics) Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a single party and no others.
noun
- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
- A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments.
- (slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
- (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana.
- (colloquial) A heterosexual.
- A cat that has straight ears despite belonging to a breed that often has folded ears.
- (poker) Five cards in sequence.
- Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
adv
- without deviation
- in a straight line; in a direct course
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
- Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- Continuously; without interruption or pause.
- Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.
verb
adj
- logically valid
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- exercising or showing good judgment
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
noun
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
verb
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.