noun
1. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
• Syn: ↑conclusion
• Hypernyms: ↑proposition
• Part Holonyms: ↑syllogism
• Part Meronyms: ↑major term, ↑minor term
2. logical and methodical reasoning
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ratiocinate
• Hypernyms: ↑reasoning, ↑logical thinking, ↑abstract thought
Useful english dictionary. 2012.