logical

logical
[[t]lɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]]
1) ADJ: usu ADJ n In a logical argument or method of reasoning, each step must be true if the step before it is true.

Only when each logical step has been checked by other mathematicians will the proof be accepted.

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logically [[t]lɒ̱ʤɪkli[/t]] ADV usu ADV with v

My professional training has taught me to look at things logically.

2) ADJ: usu ADJ n The logical conclusion or result of a series of facts or events is the only one which can come from it, according to the rules of logic.

If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur...

...this is the logical result of a long evolution in which we moved from working by the sweat of our brow and by muscle to industrial work and finally to knowledge work.

...a society that dismisses God as a logical impossibility.

Derived words:
logically ADV ADV with v

From that it followed logically that he would not be meeting Hildegarde.

3) ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that Something that is logical seems reasonable or sensible in the circumstances.

Connie suddenly struck her as a logical candidate...

There was a logical explanation...

It is logical to take precautions.

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logically ADV ADV with cl, ADV with v

This was the one possibility I hadn't taken into consideration, though logically I should have done.


English dictionary. 2008.

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