Logic Definition

lŏjĭk
noun
The branch of philosophy dealing with correct reasoning, describing relationships among propositions in terms of implication, contradiction, contrariety, conversion, etc.
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A particular system of such relationships.
Aristotelian logic.
Webster's New World
Way of reasoning, whether correct or incorrect.
To use faulty logic.
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Correct reasoning; valid induction or deduction.
The lack of logic in his scheme.
Webster's New World
The system of principles underlying any art or science.
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Antonyms:
verb
To apply logical reasoning to.
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(intransitive, pejorative) To engage in excessive or inappropriate application of logic.
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To overcome by logical argument.
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Other Word Forms of Logic

Noun

Singular:
logic
Plural:
logics

Origin of Logic

  • From Old French logike, from Latin logica, from Ancient Greek λογική (logike, “logic"), from properly feminine of λογικός (logikós, “of or pertaining to speech or reason or reasoning, rational, reasonable"), from λόγος (logos, “speech, reason").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French logique from Latin logica from Greek logikē (tekhnē) (art) of reasoning, logic feminine of logikos of reasoning from logos reason leg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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