Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who ratiocinates; a reasoner.
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- noun someone who reasons logically
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Examples
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In his Begriffsschrift, Frege wrote that the idea of a general characteristic, of a calculus philosophicus or ratiocinator was too ambitious to be achieved by Leibniz alone.
Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic Peckhaus, Volker 2009
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He mentioned the different names used by Leibniz: lingua characterica universalis (in fact Trendelenburg's term; Leibniz used characteristica universalis), alphabet of human thoughts, calculus philosophicus, calculus ratiocinator, spécieuse générale.
Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic Peckhaus, Volker 2009
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The father of mysteries dies of unknown causes after a three-day disappearance; the ratiocinator and critic willingly embraces Lethe and Nepenthe.
Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2009
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According to Schröder, Frege's system is less of a ˜general characteristic™ and more of a calculus ratiocinator, and its development would have been significant, had it not already been achieved by others (esp. by Boole).
Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic Peckhaus, Volker 2009
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The father of mysteries dies of unknown causes after a three-day disappearance; the ratiocinator and critic willingly embraces Lethe and Nepenthe.
princeofcairo: Two Hundred Circling Years princeofcairo 2009
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Here Leibniz 'ideal of a calculus of reasoning (calculus ratiocinator) comes to the fore again.
AXIOMATIZATION ROBERT BLANCH 1968
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Mr. Russell himself is far too witty and athletic a ratiocinator simply to repeat the slander dogmatically.
Meaning of Truth William James 1876
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Once again, we got the message: the non-Bush, the thoughtful ratiocinator.
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Once again, we got the message: the non-Bush, the thoughtful ratiocinator.
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Once again, we got the message: the non-Bush, the thoughtful ratiocinator.
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