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logician Definition

lo·gi·cian (lō jis̸hən)

noun

an expert in logic

logician Synonyms

logician

n.

rationalist, syllogist, sophist; see philosopher, scholar 2.

logician Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • century: He is one of the most important logicians of the 20 th Century.

Adjective modifier

  • mathematical: Raymond Smullyan, a mathematical logician, composed a number of chess problems of a very different type from those usually composed.
  • great: Rom Harr, in The Independent, called Popper " the last of the great logicians " .
  • relevant: At this point some confusion is natural about what relevant logicians have attempted to do.
  • medieval: Medieval logicians also discussed the relation of logic to grammar.
  • deontic: Almost all deontic logicians have accepted Menger's verdict.
  • formal: At the unusually late age of 38 Prior had become a formal logician.

Noun used with modifier

  • century: William of Occam, a 14th century logician, wrote " Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.