| NOUN | cognition | system of logic, logic, logical system | a system of reasoning |
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| Meaning | A system of reasoning. | |
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| Synonyms | logic, logical system | |
| Category of | deduce, infer, deduct, derive | reason by deduction |
| elicit | derive by reason | |
| extrapolate | gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating | |
| induce | reason or establish by induction | |
| negate, contradict | prove negative | |
| Narrower | Aristotelian logic | The syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages |
| symbolic logic, mathematical logic, formal logic | Any logical system that abstracts the form / form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity | |
| Broader | system, system of rules | A complex of methods or rules governing behavior |
| Spanish | lógica | |
| Catalan | lògica | |
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