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Nouns (27)

n. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

induction

n. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

reason

n. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

reason

n. 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"

induction, inductance

n. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

ground, reason

n. a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

trigger, induction, initiation

n. an act that sets in motion some course of events

induction, generalization, inductive reasoning

n. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

induction, evocation, elicitation

n. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"

induction, initiation, installation

n. a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

intellect, reason, understanding

n. 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"

intelligence, reasonableness, rationality, reason

n. 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"

Verbs (9)

reason, think logically

v. think logically; "The children must learn to reason"

reason, argue

v. present reasons and arguments

reason, conclude, come to the conclusion, arrive at, reason out

v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

Adverbs (11)

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

Adjectives (3)

side, bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

Fuzzynyms (128)

influence

n. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"

condition, consideration, circumstance

n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"

component, factor

n. anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"

catalyst

n. something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

determinant, determiner, determinative, causal factor, determining factor

n. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

judgment, judgement, mind

n. an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

faculty, mental faculty

n. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

position, view, perspective

n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

stand, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint

n. a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

intellect, reason, understanding

n. 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"

alibi

n. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

catalyst

n. something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

determinant, determiner, determinative, causal factor, determining factor

n. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

humor, wit, humour, witticism, wittiness

n. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

sense, connotation, intension

n. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

cause

n. a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

motivation, motive, need

n. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

grounds, evidence

n. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

ordination, ordaining

n. the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"

intelligence, reasonableness, rationality, reason

n. 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"

mind, intellect

n. knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"

brain, brainpower, mentality, wit, mental capacity, learning ability

n. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

judgment, judgement, sagacity, sagaciousness, discernment

n. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

perception, percept, perceptual experience

n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

intelligence

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

wisdom, sapience

n. ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

logic

n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"

judgment, judgement, mind

n. an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

position, view, perspective

n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

stand, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint

n. a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

reason

n. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

intellect, reason, understanding

n. 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"

mind, intellect

n. knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"

debate, argue with oneself

v. argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"

cogitate, deliberate

v. think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

fence, debate, contend, argue

v. have an argument about something

excuse, rationalize, justify, apologize, apologise

v. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

fight, struggle, have a fight

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

feud, carry out a feud

v. carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

Synonyms (9)

get, come, arrive

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

Antonyms (11)

venture, hazard, guess

v. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate

v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

guess, infer

v. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

intuit

v. know or grasp by intuition or feeling

reason by induction

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