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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024log•ic /ˈlɑdʒɪk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Philosophythe science that studies the principles governing correct or reliable ways of reasoning.
- a particular method or way of reasoning or presenting arguments.
- reason or sound judgment:There is no logic in such foolish statements.
See -log-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024log•ic (loj′ik),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophythe science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- a particular method of reasoning or argumentation:We were unable to follow his logic.
- the system or principles of reasoning applicable to any branch of knowledge or study.
- reason or sound judgment, as in utterances or actions:There wasn't much logic in her move.
- convincing forcefulness;
inexorable truth or persuasiveness:the irresistible logic of the facts. - ComputingSee logic circuit.
- Latin logica, noun, nominal use of neuter plural (in Medieval Latin taken as feminine singular) of Greek logikós of speech or reason. See logo-, -ic
- Middle English logik 1325–75
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sense, cogency.
-logic, - a combining form used in the formation of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -logy: analogic.
- Greek -logikós. See logic
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: logic /ˈlɒdʒɪk/ n - the branch of philosophy concerned with analysing the patterns of reasoning by which a conclusion is properly drawn from a set of premises, without reference to meaning or context
See also formal logic, induction - any particular formal system in which are defined axioms and rules of inference
Compare formal language - the system and principles of reasoning used in a specific field of study
- a particular method of argument or reasoning
- force or effectiveness in argument or dispute
- reasoned thought or argument, as distinguished from irrationality
- the relationship and interdependence of a series of events, facts, etc
- chop logic ⇒ to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
- the principles underlying the units in a computer system that perform arithmetical and logical operations
See also logic circuit - (as modifier): a logic element
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French logique from Medieval Latin logica (neuter plural, treated in Medieval Latin as feminine singular), from Greek logikos concerning speech or reasoning -logy, suffix. - -logy comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "word.'' It is attached to roots to form nouns with the meanings: "field of study, discipline;
list of'':astro- (= star) + -logy → astrology (= study of the influence of stars on events);bio- (= life) + -logy → biology (= study of living things).
See -log-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -logy n combining form - indicating the science or study of: musicology
- indicating writing, discourse, or body of writings: trilogy, phraseology, martyrology
Etymology: from Latin -logia, from Greek, from logos word; see logos-logical, -logic adj combining form -logist n combining form |