logistic

1
[ loh-jis-tik, luh- ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to logistics.

Origin of logistic

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First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from logistics
  • Also lo·gis·ti·cal [loh-jis-ti-kuhl, luh-] /loʊˈdʒɪs tɪ kəl, lə-/ .

Other words from logistic

  • lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjective
  • un·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjective

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Other definitions for logistic (2 of 2)

logistic2
[ loh-jis-tik, luh- ]

nounSometimes logistics.
  1. symbolic logic.

  2. Archaic. mathematical calculation.

adjective
  1. of or relating to logistic.

Origin of logistic

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First recorded in 1620–30; from French logistique, from Late Latin logisticus “of computation,” from Greek logistikós “skilled in calculation, rational,” derivative of lógos “word”; see logos + -tēs, agent suffix + -ikos -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for logistic (1 of 2)

logistic1

/ (lɒˈdʒɪstɪk) /


noun
  1. an uninterpreted calculus or system of symbolic logic: Compare formal language

adjective
  1. maths (of a curve) having an equation of the form y = k /(1 + e a + bx), where b is less than zero

  2. rare of, relating to, or skilled in arithmetical calculations

Origin of logistic

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C17: via French, from Late Latin logisticus of calculation, from Greek logistikos rational, from logos word, reason

British Dictionary definitions for logistic (2 of 2)

logistic2

logistical

/ (lɒˈdʒɪstɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to logistics

Derived forms of logistic

  • logistically, adverb

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