relating to, used in, or characteristic of logic using, according to, or deduced from the principles of logic: a logical conclusion capable of or characterized by clear or valid reasoning reasonable or necessary because of facts, events, etc: the logical candidate of, performed by, used in, or relating to the logic circuits in a computer
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log•i•cal /ˈlɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- according to or agreeing with the principles of logic:a logical conclusion.
- reasoning in agreement with the principles of logic:a logical thinker.
- reasonable;
to be expected:The idea sounds logical to me.
log•i•cal
(loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
log•i•cal•i•ty
(loj′i kal′i tē),USA pronunciation log′i•cal•ness, n.
log′i•cal•ly, adv.
- according to or agreeing with the principles of logic:a logical inference.
- reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind:logical thinking.
- reasonable; to be expected:War was the logical consequence of such threats.
- of or pertaining to logic.
- Medieval Latin logicālis. See logic, -al1
- 1490–1500
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged valid.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. unreasonable.
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