/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/, /ˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪk/, /ˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪk/
OriginFrom Middle English logike, from Old French and Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logĭkós).
- uncountableA method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
- countable, uncountableThe study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
“An old tradition has it that there are two branches of logic: deductive logic and inductive logic. More recently, the differences between these disciplines have become so marked that most people nowad”
- uncountableThe mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
- countableA formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
- countableAny system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
“It's hard to work out his system of logic.”
“This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it.”
“"It's not a matter of opinion that she wasn't anywhere near her husband when somebody shoved a needle in him," I said, miffed. "I would have seen her."
"By that logic, nobody did it because you didn't”
- uncountableThe part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.
“Fred is designing the logic for the new controller.”
- countableA system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.
“"We identify four logics of empowerment (political, economic, social, and security) and apply these to understanding empowerment’s historical and contemporary meanings-in-use."”
- transitiveTo apply logical reasoning to.
“He logicked that one out. He snuck into Haiti and scored herbs to rev him and calm him.”
- transitiveTo overcome by logical argument.
“If things had gone as usual this night, if Kit had not logicked her into agreement, then she probably would have opened the door tonight.”
Formslogick(alternative) · logics(plural) · logics(present, singular, third-person) · logicking(participle, present) · logicked(participle, past) · logicked(past)