logic

Meaning

Adj

logical

Noun

1. (uncountable) A 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
3. (uncountable) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
4. (countable) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
5. (countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
6. (uncountable) The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.
7. (countable) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.

Verb

1. (derogatory, intransitive) To engage in excessive or inappropriate application of logic.
2. (transitive) To apply logical reasoning to.
3. (transitive) To overcome by logical argument.

Synonyms

reason

reasoning

common sense

connection

logical system

system of logic

formal logic

disputation

sense

log

logical

logicality

logicalness

logistic

method

philosophy

principle

rationale

rationalism

rationality

realism

rest

sanity

sequel

sequence

series

system

thread

🧵

wits

Logik

sound argument

sound judgment

logical philosophy

argument

logic arrangement

Boolean

chase

claim

consequence

consistence

continuation

dialectics

entourage

Translations

logique

Logik

logica

lógica

lógica

λογική

logica

lògica

mantık

منطق

logische

suite

مَنْطَق

logische Beweisführung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: logike

Inherited from Middle English: logik

In summary

From Middle English logike, from Old French and Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logĭkós).