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critical thinking

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.

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  • Afrikaans: kritiese denke — application of logical principles
  • Arabic: تَفْكِير نَقْدِيّ (tafkīr naqdiyy) — application of logical principles
  • Armenian: քննադատական մտածողություն (kʻnnadatakan mtacoġutʻyun) — application of logical principles
  • Azerbaijani: tənqidi təfəkkür — application of logical principles
  • Basque: pentsamendu kritiko — application of logical principles
  • Bengali: সুবিবেচক চিন্তন (śubibecok cinton) — application of logical principles
  • Bulgarian: критично мислене (kritično mislene) — application of logical principles
  • Catalan: pensament crític — application of logical principles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 批判性思維 /批判性思维 (pīpànxìng sīwéi) — application of logical principles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 思辨 (sībiàn) — application of logical principles
  • Czech: kritické myšlení — application of logical principles
  • Finnish: kriittinen ajattelu — application of logical principles
  • French: pensée critique — application of logical principles
  • French: esprit critique — application of logical principles
  • Galician: pensamento crítico — application of logical principles
  • Georgian: კრიტიკული აზროვნება (ḳriṭiḳuli azrovneba) — application of logical principles
  • German: kritisches Denken — application of logical principles
  • Greek: κριτική σκέψη (kritikí sképsi) — application of logical principles
  • Hindi: आलोचनात्मक चिन्तन (ālocnātmak cintan) — application of logical principles
  • Indonesian: berpikir kritis — application of logical principles
  • Indonesian: pemikiran kritis — application of logical principles
  • Irish: gagnrýnin hugsun — application of logical principles
  • Italian: pensiero critico — application of logical principles
  • Japanese: クリティカルシンキング (kuritikarushinkingu) — application of logical principles
  • Japanese: 批判的思考 — application of logical principles
  • Kannada: ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಚಿಂತನೆ (nirṇāyaka cintane) — application of logical principles
  • Kazakh: сыни ойлау (syni oilau) — application of logical principles
  • Korean: 비판적 사고 — application of logical principles
  • Latvian: kritiskā domāšana — application of logical principles
  • Lithuanian: kritinis mąstymas — application of logical principles
  • Macedonian: критичко размислување (kritičko razmisluvanje) — application of logical principles
  • Malay: pemikiran kritis — application of logical principles
  • Māori: whakaaro arohaehae — application of logical principles
  • Pannonian Rusyn: критичне роздумованє (kritične rozdumovanje) — application of logical principles
  • Persian: تفکر انتقادی — application of logical principles
  • Polish: myślenie krytyczne — application of logical principles
  • Portuguese: pensamento crítico — application of logical principles
  • Punjabi: ਆਲੋਚਨਾਤਮਿਕ ਚਿੰਤਨ (ālocnātamik cintan) — application of logical principles
  • Romanian: gândire critică — application of logical principles
  • Russian: крити́ческое мышле́ние (kritíčeskoje myšlénije) — application of logical principles
  • Serbo-Croatian: критичко размишљање — application of logical principles
  • Slovak: kritické myslenie — application of logical principles
  • Spanish: pensamiento crítico — application of logical principles
  • Spanish: razonamiento crítico — application of logical principles
  • Spanish: raciocinación crítica — application of logical principles
  • Tagalog: kritikal na pag-iisip — application of logical principles
  • Turkish: eleştirel düşünce — application of logical principles
  • Turkish: eleştirel düşünme — application of logical principles
  • Ukrainian: критичне мислення (krytyčne myslennja) — application of logical principles
  • Uzbek: tanqidiy fikrlash — application of logical principles
  • Vietnamese: tư duy phản biện — application of logical principles