di|a|no|et|ic

di|a|no|et|ic «_DY uh noh EHT ihk», adjective, noun.

–adj.

of or having to do with thought or reasoning, especially discursive reasoning.

–n.

the part of logic that deals with discursive reasoning.

╂[< Greek dianoētikós < dianoêsthai to think, reason < diá- through + noeîn think < nóos mind]