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adjective
of or pertaining to logistics.
Also, lo·gis·ti·cal.
Related forms
lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjective
un·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjective
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Logistic
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- She had questions and theories and logistic concerns, but mostly she had doubts.
- Other countries might give some inferior logistic support but in general both countries are big enough to do anything alone.
- Whyte said, watching for objections to a design or a logistic problem in the minting.
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adjective
3.
of or pertaining to logistic.
Origin:
1620–30; < French logistique < Late Latin logisticus of computation < Greek logistikós skilled in calculation, rational, equivalent to logist(ḗs) calculator, reasoner (*logid-, base of logízein to reckon, verbal derivative of lógos word (see logos) + -tēs agent suffix, with dt > st) + -ikos -ic
1620–30; < French logistique < Late Latin logisticus of computation < Greek logistikós skilled in calculation, rational, equivalent to logist(ḗs) calculator, reasoner (*logid-, base of logízein to reckon, verbal derivative of lógos word (see logos) + -tēs agent suffix, with dt > st) + -ikos -ic
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| logistic1 (lɒˈdʒɪstɪk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare formal language an uninterpreted calculus or system of symbolic logic |
| —adj | |
| 2. | maths (of a curve) having an equation of the form y = k/(1 + ea+bx), where b is less than zero |
| 3. | rare of, relating to, or skilled in arithmetical calculations |
| [C17: via French, from Late Latin logisticus of calculation, from Greek logistikos rational, from logos word, reason] | |
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Word Origin & History
logistic
"pertaining to logic," 1628, from M.L. logisticus, from Gk. logistikos "pertaining to logic," from logikos (see logic).
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