logic

6 definitions • 11 examples

a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on good judgment:

I fail to see the logic behind his argument.

If prices go up, wages will go up too - that's just logic.

There's no logic in the decision to reduce staff when orders are the highest they have been for years.

The internal logic of her argument is undeniable.

a formal scientific method of examining or thinking about ideas:

a treatise on formal logic

a particular way of thinking, esp. one that is reasonable and based on good judgment:

I fail to see the logic of your argument.

a formal, scientific method of examining or thinking about ideas

sensible methods of thinking and making good decisions:

business/economic/commercial logic

the logic of sth Customers support what we're doing, because they see the logic of using renewable resources.

there is logic in/to sth There is clear logic in putting the two businesses together.

If there's any logic to privatization, it's that competition creates more efficiency.

actions that a computer performs, such as comparing and matching, that involve simple yes or no choices, rather than more complicated mathematics:

Logic controls how the computer code is executed.