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logical construction

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noun

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


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

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

From The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell

They could be ignored by the porcelain men, under the maxim, that objects not appearing, and not existing, are governed by the same logical construction.

From Miscellaneous Essays by Thomas De Quincey

Thus Cowley's play has the characteristic faults of immature work, absence of rational characterization, and want of logical construction.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg

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