logical

[ loj-i-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.

  2. reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.

  1. reasonable; to be expected: War was the logical consequence of such threats.

  2. of or relating to logic.

Origin of logical

1
From the Medieval Latin word logicālis, dating back to 1490–1500; see logic, -al1

Other words for logical

Opposites for logical

Other words from logical

  • log·i·cal·i·ty [loj-i-kal-i-tee], /ˌlɒdʒ ɪˈkæl ɪ ti/, log·i·cal·ness, noun
  • log·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • hy·per·log·i·cal, adjective
  • hy·per·log·i·cal·ness, noun
  • hy·per·log·i·cal·i·ty, noun
  • non·log·i·cal, adjective
  • non·log·i·cal·ness, noun
  • non·log·i·cal·i·ty, noun
  • o·ver·log·i·cal, adjective
  • o·ver·log·i·cal·ness, noun
  • o·ver·log·i·cal·i·ty, noun
  • pre·log·i·cal, adjective
  • qua·si-log·i·cal, adjective
  • su·per·log·i·cal, adjective
  • su·per·log·i·cal·i·ty, noun
  • un·log·i·cal, adjective

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How to use logical in a sentence

  • He observed, he reasoned, he found explanations; but he did not always discriminate as to the logicality of his reasonings.

  • Once again, one caught sight in the music of the French clarity and orderliness, logicality and conciseness.

    Musical Portraits | Paul Rosenfeld
  • And then, with charming logicality, we declare that such an one is "all nerves."

    Preventable Diseases | Woods Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for logical

logical

/ (ˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. relating to, used in, or characteristic of logic

  2. using, according to, or deduced from the principles of logic: a logical conclusion

  1. capable of or characterized by clear or valid reasoning

  2. reasonable or necessary because of facts, events, etc: the logical candidate

  3. computing of, performed by, used in, or relating to the logic circuits in a computer

Derived forms of logical

  • logicality or logicalness, noun
  • logically, adverb

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