logic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
  2. noun reasoned and reasonable judgment
  3. noun the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation

Etymology

From Middle English logike, from Old French and Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logĭkós). Displaced native Old English flitcræftlīċ.

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