(n): the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
(n): reasoned and reasonable judgment
(n): sound practical judgment
(n): the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
(n): a basic truth or law or assumption
(n): the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
(n): a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
(n): a system of reasoning
(n): a complex of methods or rules governing behavior