Dictionary Entry

logic

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈlɒdʒɪk/Word FrequencyCommon (5.27)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓

A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.

In a Sentence

“Writers often choose logic when discussing complex ideas.”

Published Usage Examples

“In some things it may be well that emotion is greater than logic; but emotion _in logic_ is sad to contend with, sad even to contemplate -- and such is too often the reasoning of the untrained woman.”

“That branch of logic which deals with _the advance from individual instances to general principles_, is called _inductive logic_.”

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Origin

From Greek *logos* meaning 'word, reason, rational faculty'.

Common Phrases

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Synonyms

formal logic modern logic formal system predicate logic logical system system of logic

Antonyms

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