# logical

Pronunciation: say "LO-ji-kuhl" US /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/, UK /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

## Adjective

1. Sensible and reasonable; following from sound judgment about a situation.
   - Simple: Sensible and based on good reasons.
   - _Given the rising costs, closing the older factory was the logical decision._
   - _Her plan sounded perfectly logical, so the team agreed to follow it._
2. In agreement with the principles of logic, reasoning correctly from one step to the next so the conclusion follows.
   - Simple: Following the correct rules of clear, careful thinking.
   - _A logical argument guarantees its conclusion whenever its premises hold._
   - _The detective built a logical chain of inferences from the available clues._
3. Relating to logic, the formal study of valid reasoning, and to its rules and notation.
   - Simple: Having to do with the study of correct thinking and reasoning.
   - _The course covered logical operators and truth tables._
   - _Philosophers use a special set of logical symbols to write out their arguments._
4. Relating to the conceptual structure or model of a system rather than its physical form or implementation.
   - Simple: Describing the way a system is planned or organized, not its real physical parts.
   - _A single logical drive can span several physical hard disks._
   - _Network architects map the logical topology before installing a single cable._

## Origin

Formed from "logic" combined with the suffix "-al".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/logical (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).