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logistic1 definition

lo·gis·tic (lō jis′tik)

adjective

of logistics
also logistical lo·gis′·ti·cal

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logistic2 definition

lo·gis·tic (lō jis′tik)

adjective

of calculation

Etymology: ML logisticus < Gr logistikos, skilled in calculation < logizesthai, to calculate < logos, a word: see logic

noun

Rare the art of calculation; common arithmetic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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