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logic

Definition

  • noun: a proper or reasonable way of thinking about or understanding something
  • noun: a science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity of inference and demonstration
  • synonyms: modern logic, formal logic, formal system

Examples

  • I can't see the 'logic' in always worrying about the future. = Where's the 'logic' in always worrying about the future?

  • She kept the dog, 'against all logic', after it attacked her. [=her decision to keep the dog was not logical/sensible]

  • I could not understand her 'logic' in keeping the dog. [=I could not understand her reason for keeping the dog]

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