logical construction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of logical construction
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
It will soon appear that they do not form a perfectly logical construction and are not part of an a priori system.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
Common sense treats it as one face with varying expressions; but the varying expressions actually exist, each at its proper time, while the one face is merely a logical construction.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
The inconvenience of the logical construction is seen when we wish to use a predicate with number forms.
From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt
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