Ratiocinate

To think or argue logically and methodically.

Explaining the invention of German philosopher, Leibniz. "The system had two extremely powerful components: (1) a universal representation system and (2) a universal calculus for ratiocinating over the facts in the system's vast information stores."

• Schuler, Cultivating Society's Civic Intelligence: Patterns for a New "World Brain" ( Schuler 2001)