Dictionary

logical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From logic + -al. Displaced native Old English flitcræftlīċ.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
   • Near-synonyms: sequacious, sensible
   • To provide convincing arguments, we need to first address the issues of concern, list the facts, and then use logical reasoning to help people have a better understanding of the issue. 2020 April 6, Shanguo, “Avoiding Assertive Statements and Extreme Ways of Thinking”, in Minghui:
2. Reasonable.
   • I won't lie about what I did I cut her head off and threw it in a ditch Why I only kept the body was a logical choice I threw away the head because I hated the sound of her voice 2014, “Let Me Burn”, performed by Whitechapel:
3. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
   • It's not logical, it's God!
4. Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression
   • It is, of course, vital to restore the logical colours to their normal value at the end of the program[…] 1986, Noel Malcolm Morris, Computer graphics and CAD fundamentals: BBC Micro version:
   • Logical memory appears contiguous to an application program, but may well be stored on several physical devices, including in RAM and on hard-disks, as determined by the operating system.

Forms

Antonyms

senseless · nonsensical · confusing · illogical

Deriveds

logical realism · logical language · logical punctuation · metalogical · overlogical · logical connective · alogical · nonlogical · prelogical · logicalist · unlogical · logical block addressing · logical constant · logical mechanical element · logicalize · logical positivism · logical analysis · logical complement · equilogical · horological · antilogical · logicalness · non-logical · loglang · semilogical · extralogical · logical address · logical positivist · panlogical · logical form · logical calculus · logical clock · logical system · logically · logical empiricism · logical objectivism · logical atomism · ultralogical · logicality · logical quotation · logical fallacy · logicalism · logical behaviourism · menological · logical block address · paralogical

Relateds

rational · biological · physiological · neurological

Synonyms

sequacious · sensible

Translations (97)

pl logiczny (of or pertaining to logic) · nn logisk (of or pertaining to logic) · yi לאָגיש (of or pertaining to logic) · sl logičen (in agreement with the principles of logic) · arz منطقي (in agreement with the principles of logic) · cs logický (in agreement with the principles of logic) · yi לאָגיש (in agreement with the principles of logic) · es logical (of or pertaining to logic) · ajp معقول (in agreement with the principles of logic) · mi arorau (non-physical or conceptual underpinning something physical or actual) · fa منطقی (in agreement with the principles of logic) · kk логикалық (of or pertaining to logic) · hy տրամաբանական (of or pertaining to logic) · sl logiški (of or pertaining to logic) · lv loģisks (in agreement with the principles of logic) · ro logic (reasonable) · pl logiczny (reasonable) · ro logic (in agreement with the principles of logic) · ro rezonabil (reasonable) · pl logiczny (in agreement with the principles of logic) · sh lògičan (in agreement with the principles of logic) · ar مَنْطِقِيّ (of or pertaining to logic) · ar مَنْطِقِيّ (in agreement with the principles of logic) · gl lóxico (in agreement with the principles of logic) · lt logiškas (in agreement with the principles of logic) · sh rȁzūman (reasonable) · hu logikai (of or pertaining to logic) · az məntiqli (reasonable) · mk логички (of or pertaining to logic) · ca lògic (reasonable) · lv loģisks (of or pertaining to logic) · hu logikus (in agreement with the principles of logic) · pt lógico (of or pertaining to logic) · nb logisk (in agreement with the principles of logic) · sl logičen (reasonable) · ru логи́ческий (of or pertaining to logic) · nl logisch (in agreement with the principles of logic) · ca lògic (in agreement with the principles of logic) · pl rozsądny (reasonable) · es lógico (of or pertaining to logic) · mi nahanaha (of or pertaining to logic) · fr logique (in agreement with the principles of logic) · arz معقول (in agreement with the principles of logic) · nn logisk (in agreement with the principles of logic) · fi looginen (reasonable) · sh lògičan (of or pertaining to logic) · gl lóxico (reasonable) · hu logikus (reasonable) · eo konsekvenca (in agreement with the principles of logic) · fr logique (reasonable) · ru логи́ческий (in agreement with the principles of logic) · hi तार्किक (of or pertaining to logic) · uk логі́чний (reasonable) · kk қисынды (reasonable) · az məntiqli (in agreement with the principles of logic) · hi तार्किक (reasonable) · ang flitcræftlīċ (in agreement with the principles of logic) · fa منطقی (of or pertaining to logic) · hi तार्किक (in agreement with the principles of logic) · nb logisk (of or pertaining to logic) · sq logjik (of or pertaining to logic) · hy տրամաբանական (in agreement with the principles of logic) · pt lógico (reasonable) · nb logisk (reasonable) · mi nahanaha (in agreement with the principles of logic) · cs logický (reasonable) · mk логичен (reasonable) · uk логі́чний (in agreement with the principles of logic) · mk логичен (in agreement with the principles of logic) · az məntiqi (of or pertaining to logic) · nn logisk (reasonable) · sh lògičan (reasonable) · pt lógico (in agreement with the principles of logic) · hy տրամաբանական (reasonable) · cs logický (of or pertaining to logic) · ru логи́чный (reasonable) · uk логі́чний (of or pertaining to logic) · sq i logjikshëm (reasonable) · ajp منطقي (in agreement with the principles of logic) · ca lògic (of or pertaining to logic) · kk логикалық (in agreement with the principles of logic) · de logisch (in agreement with the principles of logic) · gl lóxico (of or pertaining to logic) · la logicus (in agreement with the principles of logic) · fi looginen (of or pertaining to logic) · nl logisch (reasonable) · es lógico (in agreement with the principles of logic) · acw مَنْطِقِي (in agreement with the principles of logic) · ang flitcræftlīċ (of or pertaining to logic) · it logico (reasonable) · fi johdonmukainen (reasonable) · es lógico (reasonable) · sq logjik (in agreement with the principles of logic) · la dialecticus (in agreement with the principles of logic) · lv loģisks (reasonable) · ro logic (of or pertaining to logic) · fi looginen (in agreement with the principles of logic)