reasoning ability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreasoningandability
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reasoning
noun[U]
uk/ˈriː.zən.ɪŋ/us/ˈriː.zən.ɪŋ/
the process of thinking about something in order to make ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofreasoningandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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An individual's information is a property of a particular equilibrium, but herreasoningabilityis not.
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In this study, receptive and expressive language, nonverbalreasoningability, articulatory, and pragmatic skills, were assessed for each child.
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Cummins concluded that bilinguals had a greater linguistic flexibility but not a greaterreasoningability for problems that extended beyond the domain of language.
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So, the number of steps and thereasoningabilityare inversely proportional to each other.
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The study controlled for possible differences in generalreasoningabilityand for frequency of the use of other drugs.
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The morphological task may have, in part, measured analogicalreasoningability, in addition to morphological awareness.
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It has been found that the spatialreasoningabilityis an important factor in both types of control.
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The effect of spatialreasoningabilityin teleoperation with voice-control was lower compared to that of manual control.
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However, such systems are limited inreasoningability+ they require interactive input from human experts.
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This pattern of results has suggested a direct connection betweenreasoningabilityand schizophrenia.
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With descriptive geometry, an exercise of spatialreasoningabilityis occasioned by the complexity of drawing on multiple projection planes.
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In contrast, limitations ofreasoningabilityare classified as failures of individuals rather than failures of markets.
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The effects of spatialreasoningabilityand the number of actions were investigated.
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One possibility is that the best way to do so is in terms of idealized humanreasoningability.
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In addition, 75% of the high spatialreasoningabilitysubjects preferred the use of speech control interface.
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According to the report, hisreasoningabilitywas particularly in evidence when dealing with items which had a mathematical basis.
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Hisreasoningability, vocabulary, general knowledge, reading and mathematics are all comfortably within the grammar school range.
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First, they provide selectors with essential information about a range of aptitudes for the work—for example, candidates' verbal skills, numeracy and generalreasoningability.
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The experiment attempts to assess the subject'sreasoningabilityin spatial relations.
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