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REASONING BACKWARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reasoning backward mean? 

REASONING BACKWARD (noun)
  The noun REASONING BACKWARD has 1 sense:

1. the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidenceplay

  Familiarity information: REASONING BACKWARD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REASONING BACKWARD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

reasoning backward; regress

Hypernyms ("reasoning backward" is a kind of...):

abstract thought; logical thinking; reasoning (thinking that is coherent and logical)


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