logic
UK/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk//ˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪk/
logic adjective: logical.
Adjective
logic
Noun
logic (countable and uncountable, plural logics)
- 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.
- apply logic
- understand logic
- The 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 nowadays use "logic" to mean deductive logic, reserving terms like "confirmation theory" for at least...2001, Mark Sainsbury, Logical Forms - An Introduction to Philosophical Logic, Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing, page 9
- The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
- A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
- Any 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. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.2001 September 27, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Michael Rutter, Phil A. Silva, Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour: Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal...
- The 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.
- Synonyms:
- formal system
- A 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."2023, Alba Rosa Boer Cueva et al., Logics of empowerment in the women, peace and security agenda
Verb
logic (third-person singular simple present logics, present participle logicking, simple past and past participle logicked)
- To engage in excessive or inappropriate application of logic.
- Nay, is not the author himself "logicking" against logic, from the beginning of his book to the end ?1884, Orestes Augustus Brownson, Controversy, page 21
- To apply logical reasoning to.
- He logicked that one out. He snuck into Haiti and scored herbs to rev him and calm him.2010, James Ellroy, Blood's a Rover, page 90
- To 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.2010, Jade Lee, Wicked Surrender
logic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
logic in Hindi
- method of human thought
- तर्क tark, मंतिक़ mantiq
- mathematical study
- तार्किक tārkik
- any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness
- तर्क tark
logic in Tamil
- அறிவுப்பூர்வமான, ஏரணம், தருக்கம், இருதம்
logic in Marathi
- तर्कशास्त्र, तर्कशास्त्राचा, तर्कशास्त्राचे
logic in Urdu
- method of human thought
- مَنْطِق mantiq, تَرْک tark
More languagesFewer languages
- logic in Bengali
- মন্তেক montek
- logic in Telugu
- తర్కము tarkamu
- logic in Malayalam
- യുക്തി yukti
- logic in Kannada
- ತರ್ಕಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ನ್ಯಾಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ತರ್ಕಪದ್ಧತಿ, ತರ್ಕಬದ್ಧತೆ
- logic in Punjabi
- ਤਰਕ, ਤਰਕ-ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ
- logic in Gujarati
- તર્કશાસ્ત્ર tarkaśāstra
- logic in Odia
- ଯୁକ୍ତିବିଦ୍ଯ଼ା, ଯୁକ୍ତିବିଜ୍ଞାନ
- logic in Sanskrit
- न्यायम् nyāyam
- logic in Nepali
- तर्कशास्त्र
- logic in Pashto
- منطق mantéq
- logic in Tagalog
- matwiran, lohika, dalubmatwiran
- logic in Arabic
- مَنْطِق manṭiq
- logic in Malay
- mantik, logika, logik
- logic in Indonesian
- logika, mantik
- logic in Thai
- ตรรกะ dtàk-gà, ตรรกศาสตร์ dtàk-gà-sàat
- logic in Vietnamese
- logic, lô-gíc, luận lý
- logic in Myanmar
- ယုတ္တိ yutti., တက္ကဗေဒ takka.beda., ယုတ္တိဗေဒ yutti.beda.
Examples of logic in a sentence
- Any rule of thumb, however true (it is), is useless unless you understand its underlying logic.
- The ampersand character in many logics acts as an operator connecting two propositions.
- Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.
Synonyms of logic
Forms of logic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | logick |
| Noun | |
| plural | logics |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | logics |
| present participle | logicking |
| past participle | logicked |
| past | logicked |
Origin of logic
From Middle English logike, from Old French and Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logĭkós). Displaced native Old English flitcræftlīċ.
From Middle English logik, from Old French logike, from Latin logica, from Ancient Greek λογική (logikḗ, “logic”), from feminine of λογικός (logikós, “of or pertaining to speech or reason or reasoning, rational, reasonable”), from λόγος (lógos, “speech, reason”). Displaced native Old English flitcræft (literally “art of arguing”).
Words formed from logic
- antilogic
- application logic
- Aristotelian logic
- arithmetic logic unit
- Boolean logic
- Brazilian logic
- business logic
- cacologic
- chop logic
- chop-logic
- choplogic
- chopped logic
- circular logic
- classical logic
- combinational logic
- combinatory logic
- computability logic
- computation tree logic
- constructive logic
- deontic logic
- description logic
- diode logic
- diode-transistor logic
- domain logic
- doxastic logic
- emitter-coupled logic
- epistemic logic
- erasable programmable logic device
- fat logic
- first-order logic
- Floyd-Hoare logic
- formal logic
- Frege-Russell logic
- fridge logic
- fuzzy logic
- Gunning transceiver logic
- Hoare logic
- horologic
- hyperlogic
- illogic
- informal logic
- intensional logic
- interpretability logic
- intuitionistic logic
- kettle logic
- ladder logic
- linear logic
- logic analyzer
- logicaster
- logic board
- logic bomb
- logic-chopper
- logic chopper
- logic-chopping
- logic diagram
- logic error
- logic fallacy
- logic form
- logic high
- logicism
Phrases with logic
- logic low
- logic gate
- logic lows
- logic maze
- moon logic
- term logic
- logic bombs
- logic forms
- logic gates
- logic highs
- logic level
- logic mazes
50 more phrasesFewer phrases
- modal logic
- logic boards
- logic errors
- logic levels
- nigger logic
- logic circuit
- quantum logic
- ternary logic
- logic choppers
- logic circuits
- logic diagrams
- material logic
- negative logic
- positive logic
- symbolic logic
- temporal logic
- logic analyzers
- logic fallacies
- predicate logic
- relevance logic
- time-loop logic
- sentential logic
- sequential logic
- zero-order logic
- logic programming
- many-sorted logic
- many-valued logic
- mathematical logic
- presentation logic
- quantum logic gate
- second-order logic
- t-norm fuzzy logic
- non-classical logic
- propositional logic
- quantum logic gates
- paraconsistent logic
- universal logic gate
- universal logic gates
- arithmetic logic units
- quantificational logic
- truth-functional logic
- monadic predicate logic
- uncommitted logic array
- programmable logic array
- uncommitted logic arrays
- programmable logic arrays
- monadic second-order logic
- programmable logic controller
- programmable logic controllers
- erasable programmable logic devices
Words that rhyme with logic
Questions about logic
- What does logic mean?
- Logic means logical.
- What is logic in Hindi?
- Logic in Hindi is तर्क (tark), मंतिक़ (mantiq), तार्किक (tārkik). See Logic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is logic?
- Logic can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce logic?
- Logic is pronounced /ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near logic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: logic (page history and authors); logic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); logic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); യുക്തി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); logic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); logic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); તર્કશાસ્ત્ર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); logic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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