logic

Plurallogics (some meanings)

Formslogics, logicking, logicked

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Step-by-step thinking that works through a problem one clear stage at a time.

   Like climbing a staircase one step at a time to reach the top.

   Her logic was easy to follow, one clear step after another.

   He solved the puzzle with careful logic.

   Similarreasoning, rationality, reason, sense

   Oppositeirrationality, illogic

2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The study of correct reasoning, and how to tell good arguments from bad ones.

   Like a set of rules for checking whether reasoning holds together.

   She is studying logic at college this year.

   Logic teaches you how to spot a weak argument.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A particular person's way of thinking, whether it makes sense or not.

   Like a private map only one person knows how to read.

   I could not follow the strange logic behind his decision.

   Each member of the group had their own logic for voting that way.

   Similarrationale, reasoning, thinking, sense

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The branch of math that studies proofs and how clearly defined ideas connect.

   Like a rulebook that decides which moves in a proof are allowed.

   She took a class in logic during her math degree.

   Logic gives mathematicians a way to prove that a statement is true.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A language plus a set of rules for working out what follows from what.

   Like a board game: a set of pieces plus rules for how they may move.

   Students learned a simple logic with just a few rules for combining statements.

   Each logic in the textbook came with its own set of symbols.

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   The parts inside a machine that handle simple true-or-false operations.

   Like the switches that decide yes or no inside a machine.

   The logic inside the chip decides whether the light turns on.

   Engineers tested the logic to make sure it gave the right output.

   Similarcircuitry

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7. 7
   nouncountable

   A set of ideas and arguments tied to a way people act in society.

   Like an unwritten rulebook that tells people in a group how to act.

   The logic of the free market shaped every choice the company made.

   Many traditions carry a logic that outsiders find hard to understand.

   Similarideology, ethos, rationale

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8. 8
   verbtransitive

   To think carefully about something using clear, step-by-step reasoning.

   Like checking your steps in a math problem one by one.

   Try to logic the problem before guessing the answer.

   She logicked each step until the puzzle made sense.

   Similaranalyze

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9. 9
   verbtransitive

   To win an argument with someone by using clear reasons.

   Like talking someone out of a bad idea step by step.

   You cannot logic him into changing his mind once he is angry.

   She logicked her brother out of his silly plan.

   Similarargue, reason, talk, persuade

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10. 10
    verbderogatoryintransitive

    To use logic too much or in the wrong way.

    Like over-thinking a simple choice until it feels impossible.

    They logic about every little thing until no one wants to join them.

    He kept logicking long after everyone else had moved on.

    Similaroverthink, overanalyze, intellectualize

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