reasoning skills

collocation in English

meaningsofreasoningandskill

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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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skill
noun[C or U]
uk
/skɪl/
us
/skɪl/
an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have ...
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(Definition ofreasoningandskillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This may induce her to use her game-theoretical reasoning skills for decision-making where others may rely on intuition.
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Their intelligence andreasoningskillare damaged.
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Modern philosophy is about the development of reasoning skills.
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Medical students often develop their clinical reasoning skills by writing admission notes.
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Increasingly, these entry-level workers need more advanced high tech skills in addition to higher-level thinking/reasoning skills and teamwork experiences.
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Students are encouraged to apply these empirical reasoning skills to every aspect of their education both in and outside of class.
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Problem-solving and higher-order reasoning skills are better assessed through short-answer and essay tests.
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She had all of her old memories as well as her basic reasoning skills, but the recent past was not remembered.
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His interest was particularly on developing reasoning skills by teaching logic.
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In a series of studies, they examined the subjects' self-assessment of logical reasoning skills, grammatical skills, and humor.
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Logic puzzles, where mechanical devices are designed with abstract interfaces to test a player's deductive reasoning skills, are common.
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Due to underdeveloped encoding and critical reasoning skills, children's ability to distinguish real memories from false memories may be impaired.
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Sherlock's powerful deductive reasoning skills are put to the test.
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His teachers reported continued deficits in memory function, new learning efficiency, verbal reasoning skills, organizational skills, attention, and concentration, deficits which were confirmed by neuropsychological testing.
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Rather than emphasizing ornamental aspects of women's roles, this new model encouraged women to engage in more substantive education, reaching into the arts and sciences to emphasize their reasoning skills.
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