ALL meanings of logic
log·ic
L l - noun logic the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference. 1
- noun logic a particular method of reasoning or argumentation: We were unable to follow his logic. 1
- noun logic the system or principles of reasoning applicable to any branch of knowledge or study. 1
- noun logic reason or sound judgment, as in utterances or actions: There wasn't much logic in her move. 1
- noun logic convincing forcefulness; inexorable truth or persuasiveness: the irresistible logic of the facts. 1
- noun logic Computers. logic circuit. 1
- noun logic Reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity. 1
- noun Definition of logic in Technology 1. (philosophy, logic) A branch of philosophy and mathematics that deals with the formal principles, methods and criteria of validity of inference, reasoning and knowledge. Logic is concerned with what is true and how we can know whether something is true. This involves the formalisation of logical arguments and proofs in terms of symbols representing propositions and logical connectives. The meanings of these logical connectives are expressed by a set of rules which are assumed to be self-evident. Symbolic logic uses a meta-language concerned with truth, which may or may not have a corresponding expression in the world of objects called existance. In symbolic logic, arguments and proofs are made in terms of symbols representing propositions and logical connectives. The meanings of these begin with a set of rules or primitives which are assumed to be self-evident. Fortunately, even from vague primitives, functions can be defined with precise meaning. Carnap used the phrase "rational reconstruction" to describe the logical analysis of thought. Thus logic is less concerned with how thought does proceed, which is considered the realm of psychology, and more with how it should proceed to discover truth. It is the touchstone of the results of thinking, but neither its regulator nor a motive for its practice. See also fuzzy logic, logic programming, arithmetic and logic unit, first-order logic, See also Boolean logic, fuzzy logic, logic programming, first-order logic, logic bomb, combinatory logic, higher-order logic, intuitionistic logic, equational logic, modal logic, linear logic, paradox. 2. (electronics) Boolean logic circuits. See also arithmetic and logic unit, asynchronous logic, TTL. 1
- noun logic system of reasoning 1
- noun logic computer operations 1
- noun logic argument, reasoning 1
- noun logic sense 1
- uncountable noun logic Logic is a method of reasoning that involves a series of statements, each of which must be true if the statement before it is true. 0
- uncountable noun logic The logic of a conclusion or an argument is its quality of being correct and reasonable. 0
- uncountable noun logic A particular kind of logic is the way of thinking and reasoning about things that is characteristic of a particular type of person or particular field of activity. 0
- noun logic the branch of philosophy concerned with analysing the patterns of reasoning by which a conclusion is properly drawn from a set of premises, without reference to meaning or context 0
- noun logic any particular formal system in which are defined axioms and rules of inference 0
- noun logic the system and principles of reasoning used in a specific field of study 0
- noun logic a particular method of argument or reasoning 0
- noun logic force or effectiveness in argument or dispute 0
- noun logic reasoned thought or argument, as distinguished from irrationality 0
- noun logic the relationship and interdependence of a series of events, facts, etc 0
- noun logic the principles underlying the units in a computer system that perform arithmetical and logical operations 0
- noun logic (as modifier) 0
- noun logic the science of correct reasoning; science which describes relationships among propositions in terms of implication, contradiction, contrariety, conversion, etc. 0
- noun logic a book dealing with this science 0
- noun logic correct reasoning; valid induction or deduction 0
- noun logic way of reasoning, whether correct or incorrect 0
- noun logic the system of principles underlying any art or science 0
- noun logic necessary connection or outcome, as through the working of cause and effect 0
- noun logic the systematized interconnection of switching functions, circuits, or devices, as in electronic computers 0