noun

logic

LOJ-ihk

noun

Reasoning conducted according to strict, valid principles; the study of what makes an argument sound.

"By that logic, we should never take any risks at all."

"She studied formal logic as part of her philosophy degree."

The circuitry in a computer or electronic device that carries out boolean operations.

"The chip's logic gates process millions of operations per second."

How to Use Logic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSound step-by-step reasoning — or, in electronics, the circuitry that carries out that kind of yes/no decision-making.

Common pairings

flawed logic by that logic logic gate follow the logic

logicked past tense, logics plural, logics singular

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From Old French and Latin logicus, ultimately from Ancient Greek logikós, related to logos ("reason, word").

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