Meaning of logic | Babel Free

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1. A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
   uncountable
2. The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
   countable, uncountable
3. rationale, logic
4. The study of the principles of reasoning.
5. The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
   uncountable
6. female equivalent of lógico (“logician”)
7. the process of reasoning from effect to cause, based upon observation.
8. A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
   countable
9. feminine singular of lógico
10. a mnemonic word to represent a syllogistic argument in the first figure, in which there are two universal affirmative premises and a universal affirmative conclusion.
11. Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
    countable
12. a mnemonic word to represent a syllogistic argument in the second figure, in which there is one universal affirmative and one particular negative premise and a particular negative conclusion.
13. The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.
    uncountable
14. a mnemonic word to represent a syllogistic argument in the third figure, in which there is one particular negative and one universal affirmative premise and a particular negative conclusion.
15. A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.
    countable
16. Dimatis.
17. a syllogistic argument that refutes a proposition by proving the direct opposite of its conclusion. — elenchic, elenctic, adj.
    adj
18. a syllogism in which the truth of one of the premises is confirmed by an annexed proposition (prosyllogism), thus resulting in the formation of a compound argument. See also prosyllogism.
    (prosyllogism)
19. equality between two or more propositions, as when two propositions have the same meaning but are expressed differently. See also agreement.
20. Feriso.

Equivalents

Examples

“An old tradition has it that there are two branches of logic: deductive logic and inductive logic. More recently, the differences between these disciplines have become so marked that most people nowadays use "logic" to mean deductive logic, reserving terms like "confirmation theory" for at least some of what used to be called inductive logic. I shall follow the more recent practice, and shall construe "philosophy of logic" as "philosophy of deductive logic".”

“It's hard to work out his system of logic.”

“This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.”

“"It's not a matter of opinion that she wasn't anywhere near her husband when somebody shoved a needle in him," I said, miffed. "I would have seen her." "By that logic, nobody did it because you didn't see anybody."”

“Fred is designing the logic for the new controller.”

“"We identify four logics of empowerment (political, economic, social, and security) and apply these to understanding empowerment’s historical and contemporary meanings-in-use."”

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