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logic
- 1) noun, 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, deduction, induction
- 2) noun, any particular formal system in which are defined axioms and rules of inference. Compare formal system, formal language
- 3) noun, the system and principles of reasoning used in a specific field of study
- 4) noun, a particular method of argument or reasoning
- 5) noun, force or effectiveness in argument or dispute
- 6) noun, reasoned thought or argument, as distinguished from irrationality
- 7) noun, the relationship and interdependence of a series of events, facts, etc
- 8) noun, chop logic to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
- 9) noun, electronics computing a) the principles underlying the units in a computer system that perform arithmetical and logical operations. See also logic circuit b) (as modifier)
Etymology
C14: from Old French logique from Medieval Latin logica (neuter plural, treated in Medieval Latin as feminine singular), from Greek logikos concerning speech or reasoning
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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reason, deduction, dialectics, argumentation, ratiocinate, connection, rationale, coherence, relationship, link, reasoning, sense