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logic noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French logique from late Latin logica from Greek logike (tekhne art) of reason, from logos reasoning, discourse: see LOGOS, -IC.]
sing. & (now arch. rare) in pl. (treated as sing. or pl.). The branch of philosophy that deals with forms of reasoning and thinking, esp. inference and scientific method. Also, the systematic use of symbolic techniques and mathematical methods to determine the forms of valid deductive argument. LME.
J. S. Mill Logic is not the science of Belief, but..of Proof, or Evidence.
b. In Hegelian philosophy, the fundamental science of thought and its categories (including metaphysics or ontology). M19.
a. A system or scheme of logic. Also, an instance of the application of science or the art of reasoning to some particular branch of knowledge or investigation. LME.
mathematical logic: see MATHEMATICAL adjective. modal logic: see MODAL adjective 1. symbolic logic: see SYMBOLIC adjective.
R. Adamson The metaphysical logic of Hegel, the empirical logic of Mill, the formal logic of Kant.
b. The inferential procedures or structure of some field of inquiry. M19.
R. G. Collingwood As mathematics is the logic of physics, so law is the logic of politics.
a. Logical argumentation; a chain of reasoning; the correct or incorrect use of reasoning. Also, ability in reasoning. LME.
CHOP verb2
Ld Macaulay We should be sorry to stake our faith in a higher Power on Mr. Robert Montgomery's logic. E. V. Neale Sir William Hamilton argues with overpowering learning and logic.chop logic: see
b. A means of convincing someone or proving something; the inexorable force or compulsion of a thing. Also, the necessary consequence of an argument, a decision, etc. L17.
J. Eadie The logic of their facts was irresistible.
Computing & Electronics. The system or principles underlying the representation of logical operations and two-valued variables by physical signals, esp. as in a computer; the (esp. conceptual) forms and interconnections of logic elements in a computer etc.; logical operations collectively, as performed by computers etc. M20.
Comb.: logic circuit a circuit for performing logical operations, consisting of one or more logic elements; logic element a device (usu. electronic) for performing a logical operation, in which the past or present values of one or more inputs determine the values of one or more outputs according to a simple scheme usu. involving only two possible values for the signals; logic gate: see GATE noun1 11b; logic-tight adjective impervious to logic or reason.