logical construction

American  

noun

Logic, Philosophy.

1. anything referred to by an incomplete symbol capable of contextual definition.

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Etymology

Origin of logical construction

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

It’s an awkward logical construction that equates his detractors being wrong with their being corrupt – which, of course, isn’t the exact same thing.

From US News • Jul. 22, 2016

We’ve seen this logical construction before: it worked for something known as the "divine right of kings."

From Salon • May 4, 2011

Their world consists of "events," from which "matter" is derived by a logical construction.

From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand

For reasons explained in Lecture IV., the persistence of things through time is to be regarded as the formal result of a logical construction, not as necessarily implying any actual persistence.

From Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy by Russell, Bertrand

THE STRANGER'S entry into the monastery consequently gives the impression of being a piece of logical construction; the author's heart is not wholly in it.

From The Road to Damascus by Rawson, Graham