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lo⋅gis⋅tic

1[loh-jis-tik, luh-]
–adjective
of or pertaining to logistics.
Also, lo⋅gis⋅ti⋅cal.


Origin:
1930–35; back formation from logistics


lo⋅gis⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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lo·gis·tic   (lō-jĭs'tĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to symbolic logic.

  2. Of or relating to logistics.


[Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation, from Greek logistikos, skilled in calculating, from logistēs, calculator, from logizesthai, to calculate, from logos, reckoning, reason; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
lo·gis'ti·cal·ly adv., lo'gis·ti'cian (-jĭ-stĭsh'ən) n.
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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