logical

See also: -logical

English

Etymology

logic +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒdʒɪkəɫ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈlɑdʒɪkəɫ]

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

logical (comparative more logical, superlative most logical)

1. (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
2. Reasonable.
3. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
4. (computing) Non-physical or conceptual yet underpinned by something physical or actual.

   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.

   • 1986, Noel Malcolm Morris, Computer graphics and CAD fundamentals: BBC Micro version:

     It is, of course, vital to restore the logical colours to their normal value at the end of the program […]

Antonyms

• illogical

Derived terms

Derived terms

• logical analysis
• logical atomism
• logical empiricism

• logically
• logical positivism

Related terms

• rational
• biological, neurological, physiological, etc. (use of the suffix -ical as opposed to just -ic)

Translations

in agreement with the principles of logic

• Albanian: logjik (sq)
• Armenian: տրամաբանական (hy) (tramabanakan)
• Catalan: lògic
• Czech: logický (cs)
• Dutch: logisch (nl)
• Finnish: looginen (fi)
• French: logique (fr)
• Galician: lóxico m
• German: logisch (de)
• Hungarian: logikus (hu)
• Latin: logicus, dialecticus
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Macedonian: логичен (logičen)
• Maori: nahanaha
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: logisk (no)

  Nynorsk: logisk

• Persian: منطقی (fa) (manteqi)
• Polish: logiczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: lógico (pt)
• Romanian: logic (ro)
• Russian: логи́ческий (ru) (logíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: lògičan (sh)
• Slovene: logičen
• Yiddish: לאָגיש (logish)

reasonable

• Albanian: i logjikshëm (sq)
• Armenian: տրամաբանական (hy) (tramabanakan)
• Catalan: lògic
• Czech: logický (cs)
• Dutch: logisch (nl)
• Finnish: johdonmukainen (fi), looginen (fi)
• French: logique (fr)
• Hungarian: logikus (hu)
• Italian: logico (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Macedonian: логичен (logičen)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: logisk (no)

  Nynorsk: logisk

• Polish: logiczny (pl), rozsądny (pl)
• Portuguese: lógico (pt)
• Romanian: rezonabil (ro), logic (ro)
• Russian: логи́чный (ru) (logíčnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: lògičan (sh), rȁzūman (sh)
• Slovene: logičen
• Spanish: lógico (es)

of or pertaining to logic

• Albanian: logjik (sq)
• Armenian: տրամաբանական (hy) (tramabanakan)
• Catalan: lògic
• Czech: logický (cs)
• Finnish: looginen (fi)
• Hungarian: logikai (hu)
• Macedonian: логички (logički)
• Maori: nahanaha
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: logisk (no)

  Nynorsk: logisk

• Polish: logiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: lógico (pt)
• Romanian: logic (ro)
• Russian: логи́ческий (ru) (logíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: lògičan (sh)
• Slovene: logiški
• Yiddish: לאָגיש (logish)

non-physical or conceptual underpinning something physical or actual

• Maori: arorau
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The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} logika
• French: ^{(please verify)} logique (fr)
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• Ido: ^{(please verify)} logikala (io)
• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 逻辑 (zh) (luó jí)

Further reading

• “logical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Middle French

Adjective

logical m (feminine singular logicale, masculine plural logicaulx, feminine plural logicales)

1. logical