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logic (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: logique, from Latin logica, from Greek logike, from logos 'speech, word, reason']
[singular, U] a way of thinking about something that seems correct and reasonable, or a set of sensible reasons for doing something
logic behind
::The logic behind this statement is faulty.
logic of
::What's the logic of your argument?
accept/follow/see sb's logic
::It's easy to understand his logic.
::There is a certain logic in their choice of architect.
commercial/industrial/economic logic
::Commercial logic has forced the two parts of the company closer together.
[U] a formal method of reasoning, in which ideas are based on previous ideas
[U] technical a set of choices that a computer uses to solve a problem