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logicality

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log⋅i⋅cal

  [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.
3. reasonable; to be expected: War was the logical consequence of such threats.
4. of or pertaining to logic.
Origin:
1490–1500; < ML logicālis. See logic, -al 1

Related forms:
log⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅ty  [loj-i-kal-i-tee] , log⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 3. valid.

Antonyms:
1–3. unreasonable.
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log·i·cal   (lŏj'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, in accordance with, or of the nature of logic.

  2. Based on earlier or otherwise known statements, events, or conditions; reasonable: Rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year.

  3. Reasoning or capable of reasoning in a clear and consistent manner.

log'i·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē), log'i·cal·ness n., log'i·cal·ly adv.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning: a logical mind; an analytic thinker; the ratiocinative process; a rational being.
Antonym: illogical
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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