discursion

noun — 3 senses

noun

US /dɪˈskɝʒən/ · UK /dɪˈskɜːʃən/

Etymology From Latin discursiō, from discurrō (“to run to and fro”); compare the English discurre, discurrent, discursation, and discurse.

Obsolete, Rare The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.

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